Acts 17:18

Geneva Bible (1560)

Then certaine Philosophers of the Epicures, and of the Stoickes, disputed with him, and some sayde, What will this babler say? Others sayde, He seemeth to be a setter forth of straunge gods (because hee preached vnto them Iesus, and the resurrection.)

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  • Acts 4:2 : 2 Taking it grieuously that they taught the people, and preached in Iesus Name the resurrection from the dead.
  • Acts 6:9 : 9 Then there arose certaine of the Synagogue, which are called Libertines, and Cyrenians, and of Alexandria, & of them of Cilicia, and of Asia, and disputed with Steuen.
  • Acts 17:31-32 : 31 Because hee hath appoynted a day in the which he wil iudge the world in righteousnes, by that man whome hee hath appoynted, whereof he hath giuen an assurance to all men, in that hee hath raised him from the dead. 32 Now when they heard of the resurrection from the dead, some mocked, and other sayde, We will heare thee againe of this thing.
  • Acts 26:23 : 23 To wit, that Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead, and should shew light vnto this people, and to the Gentiles.
  • Rom 1:22 : 22 When they professed themselues to be wise, they became fooles.
  • Rom 14:9-9 : 9 For Christ therefore died and rose againe, and reuiued, that he might be Lord both of the dead and the quicke. 10 But why doest thou condemne thy brother? Or why doest thou despise thy brother? for we shal all appeare before the iudgement seate of Christ.
  • 1 Cor 1:20-21 : 20 Where is the wise? where is the Scribe? where is the disputer of this worlde? hath not God made the wisedome of this worlde foolishnesse? 21 For seeing the worlde by wisedome knewe not God in the wisedome of GOD, it pleased God by the foolishnesse of preaching to saue them that beleeue:
  • 1 Cor 3:18 : 18 Let no man deceiue himselfe: If any man among you seeme to be wise in this world, let him be a foole, that he may be wise.
  • 1 Cor 4:10 : 10 We are fooles for Christes sake, and ye are wise in Christ: we are weake, and ye are strong: ye are honourable, and we are despised.
  • 1 Cor 15:3-4 : 3 For first of all, I deliuered vnto you that which I receiued, how that Christ died for our sinnes, according to the Scriptures, 4 And that he was buried, and that he arose the third day, according to the Scriptures,
  • Col 2:8 : 8 Beware lest there be any man that spoile you through philosophie, & vaine deceit, through the traditions of men, according to the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.
  • Prov 23:9 : 9 Speake not in the eares of a foole: for hee will despise the wisdome of thy wordes.
  • Prov 26:12 : 12 Seest thou a man wise in his owne conceite? more hope is of a foole then of him.
  • Mark 9:14 : 14 And when he came to his disciples, he saw a great multitude about them, and the Scribes disputing with them.
  • Luke 11:53 : 53 And as he sayde these things vnto them, the Scribes and Pharises began to vrge him sore, and to prouoke him to speake of many things,

Similar Verses (AI)

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    19And they tooke him, and brought him into Mars streete, saying, May we not know, what this newe doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is?

    20For thou bringest certaine strange thinges vnto our eares: we woulde knowe therefore, what these things meane.

    21For all the Athenians, and strangers which dwelt there, gaue them selues to nothing els, but either to tell, or to heare some newes.

    22Then Paul stoode in the mids of Mars streete, and sayde, Yee men of Athens, I perceiue that in all things yee are too superstitious.

    23For as I passed by, and behelde your deuotions, I founde an altar wherein was written, Vnto The Vnknowen God. Whome yee then ignorantly worship, him shewe I vnto you.

  • 79%

    16Nowe while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirite was stirred in him, when hee sawe the citie subiect to idolatrie.

    17Therefore he disputed in the Synagogue with the Iewes, and with them that were religious, and in the market daily with whomesoeuer he met.

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    32Now when they heard of the resurrection from the dead, some mocked, and other sayde, We will heare thee againe of this thing.

    33And so Paul departed from among them.

    34Howbeit certaine men claue vnto Paul, and beleeued: among whome was also Denys Areopagita, and a woman named Damaris, and other with them.

  • Acts 17:2-3
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    2And Paul, as his maner was, went in vnto them, and three Sabbath daies disputed with them by the Scriptures,

    3Opening, & alleadging that Christ must haue suffered, and risen againe from the dead: and this is Iesus Christ, whom, said he, I preach to you.

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    20Or let these themselues say, if they haue found any vniust thing in mee, while I stoode in the Council,

    21Except it be for this one voyce, that I cried standing among them, Of the resurrection of the dead am I accused of you this day.

  • 19But had certaine questions against him of their owne superstition, and of one Iesus which was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be aliue.

  • 15And saying, O men, why doe yee these things? We are euen men subiect to the like passions that yee be, and preache vnto you, that yee shoulde turne from these vaine things vnto the liuing God, which made heauen and earth, and the sea, and all things that in them are:

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    12Now when Gallio was Deputie of Achaia, the Iewes arose with one accorde against Paul, and brought him to the iudgement seate,

    13Saying, This fellow persuadeth me to worship God otherwise then the Lawe appointeth.

  • 2Taking it grieuously that they taught the people, and preached in Iesus Name the resurrection from the dead.

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    32Some therefore cried one thing, and some another: for the assemblie was out of order, and the more part knewe not wherefore they were come together.

    33And some of the company drew foorth Alexander, the Iewes thrusting him forwards. Alexander then beckened with the hande, and woulde haue excused the matter to the people.

    34But when they knew that he was a Iewe, there arose a shoute almost for the space of two houres, of all men crying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.

    35Then the towne clearke when hee had stayed the people, saide, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is it that knoweth not howe that the citie of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great goddesse Diana, and of the image, which came downe from Iupiter?

  • 4And he disputed in the Synagogue euery Sabbath day, and exhorted the Iewes, and the Grecians.

  • 9Then there was a great crye: and the Scribes of the Pharises part rose vp, and stroue, saying, Wee finde none euill in this man: but if a spirit or an Angel hath spoken to him, let vs not fight against God.

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    22But we will heare of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, we knowe that euery where it is spoken against.

    23And when they had appointed him a day, there came many vnto him into his lodging, to whom he expounded testifying the kingdome of God, and persuading them those things that concerne Iesus, both out of the Lawe of Moses, and out of the Prophets, from morning to night.

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    11Then when the people sawe what Paul had done, they lift vp their voyces, saying in ye speach of Lycaonia, Gods are come downe to vs in the likenesse of men.

    12And they called Barnabas, Iupiter: and Paul, Mercurius, because hee was the chiefe speaker.

  • 17She followed Paul and vs, and cryed, saying, These men are the seruants of the most high God, which shewe vnto you the way of saluation.

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    28Now when they heard it, they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.

    29And the whole citie was full of confusion, and they rushed into the common place with one assent, and caught Gaius, and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, and Pauls companions of his iourney.

  • 23And the same time there arose no small trouble about that way.

  • Acts 17:6-8
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    6But when they found them not, they drew Iason & certaine brethren vnto the heads of the citie, crying, These are they which haue subuerted the state of the world, and here they are,

    7Whom Iason hath receiued, and these all doe against the decrees of Cesar, saying that there is another King, one Iesus.

    8Then they troubled the people, and the heads of the citie, when they heard these things.

  • 37For yee haue brought hither these men, which haue neither committed sacrilege, neither doe blaspheme your goddesse.

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    25Whom he called together, with the workemen of like things, and saide, Syrs, ye knowe that by this craft we haue our goods:

    26Moreouer ye see and heare, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia this Paul hath perswaded, and turned away much people, saying, That they be not gods which are made with handes.

  • 29And spake boldly in the Name of the Lord Iesus, and spake and disputed against the Grecians: but they went about to slay him.

  • 22And they heard him vnto this worde, but then they lift vp their voyces, and sayd, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not meete that he should liue.

  • 12They were all then amased, and douted, saying one to another, What may this be?

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    28Crying, Men of Israel, helpe: this is the man that teacheth all men euery where against the people, and the Lawe, and this place: moreouer, he hath brought Grecians into the Temple, and hath polluted this holy place.

    29For they had seene before Trophimus an Ephesian with him in the citie, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the Temple.

  • 18And speaking these things, scarce appeased they the multitude, that they had not sacrificed vnto them.

  • 19And when he had embraced them, hee tolde by order all things, that God had wrought among the Gentiles by his ministration.

  • 13But when the Iewes of Thessalonica knewe, that the woord of God was also preached of Paul at Berea, they came thither also, & mooued the people.

  • 8Moreouer he went into the Synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three moneths, disputing and exhorting to the things that appertaine to the kingdome of God.

  • 21So that all that heard him, were amased, and sayde, Is not this hee, that made hauocke of them which called on this Name in Hierusalem, and came hither for that intent, that hee should bring them bound vnto the hie Priests?

  • 7Which was with the Deputie Sergius Paulus, a prudent man. He called vnto him Barnabas and Saul, and desired to heare the woorde of God.