Acts 17:20

Geneva Bible (1560)

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

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  • Hos 8:12 : 12 I haue written to them the great things of my Lawe: but they were counted as a strange thing.
  • 1 Pet 4:4 : 4 Wherein it seemeth to them strange, that yee runne not with them vnto the same excesse of riot: therefore speake they euill of you,
  • Matt 19:23-25 : 23 Then Iesus sayd vnto his disciples, Verely I say vnto you, that a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdome of heauen. 24 And againe I say vnto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, then for a rich man to enter into ye kingdome of God. 25 And whe his disciples heard it, they were exceedingly amased, saying, Who then can be saued?
  • Mark 9:10 : 10 So they kept that matter to themselues, and demaunded one of another, what the rising from the dead againe should meane?
  • Mark 10:24-26 : 24 And his disciples were afraide at his words. But Iesus answered againe, and sayd vnto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches, to enter into the kingdome of God! 25 It is easier for a camel to goe through the eye of a needle, then for a riche man to enter into the kingdome of God. 26 And they were much more astonied, saying with themselues, Who then can be saued?
  • John 6:60 : 60 Many therefore of his disciples (when they heard this) sayde, This is an hard saying: who can heare it?
  • John 7:35-36 : 35 Then saide the Iewes amongs themselues, Whither will he goe, that we shall not finde him? Will he goe vnto them that are dispersed among the Grecians, and teache the Grecians? 36 What saying is this that hee saide, Ye shall seeke mee, and shall not finde mee? and where I am, cannot ye come?
  • Acts 2:12 : 12 They were all then amased, and douted, saying one to another, What may this be?
  • Acts 10:17 : 17 Nowe while Peter douted in himselfe what this vision which he had seene, meant, beholde, the men which were sent from Cornelius, had inquired for Simons house, and stoode at the gate,
  • 1 Cor 1:18 : 18 For that preaching of the crosse is to them that perish, foolishnesse: but vnto vs, which are saued, it is the power of God.
  • 1 Cor 1:23 : 23 But wee preach Christ crucified: vnto the Iewes, euen a stumbling blocke, and vnto the Grecians, foolishnesse:
  • 1 Cor 2:14 : 14 But the naturall man perceiueth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishnesse vnto him: neither can hee knowe them, because they are spiritually discerned.
  • Heb 5:11 : 11 Of whome we haue many things to say, which are hard to be vttered, because ye are dull of hearing.

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    18Then 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.)

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

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

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    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.

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    21Then they saide vnto him, We neither receiued letters out of Iudea concerning thee, neither came any of the brethren that shewed or spake any euill of thee.

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

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    11Creetes, and Arabians: wee hearde them speake in our owne tongues the wonderful works of God.

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    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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    39But if ye inquire any thing cocerning other matters, it may be determined in a lawful assembly.

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    22What is then to be done? the multitude must needes come together: for they shall heare that thou art come.

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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.

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    6Nowe when this was noised, the multitude came together and were astonied, because that euery man heard them speake his owne language.

    7And they wondered al, and marueiled, saying among themselues, Beholde, are not all these which speake, of Galile?

    8How then heare we euery man our owne language, wherein we were borne?

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    20And brought them to the gouernours, saying, These men which are Iewes, trouble our citie,

    21And preache ordinances, which are not lawfull for vs to receiue, neither to obserue, seeing we are Romanes.

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

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    9What knowest thou that we knowe not? and vnderstandest that is not in vs?

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    8Commanding his accusers to come to thee: of whom thou mayest (if thou wilt inquire) know all these things whereof we accuse him.

  • Acts 25:20
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    20And because I doubted of such maner of question, I asked him whether he would goe to Hierusalem, and there be iudged of these things.

  • Acts 4:19-20
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    19But Peter and Iohn answered vnto them, and said, Whether it be right in the sight of God, to obey you rather then God, iudge ye.

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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.

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    21Why askest thou mee? aske them which heard mee what I sayde vnto them: beholde, they knowe what I sayd.

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    3Chiefly, because thou hast knowledge of all customes, and questions which are among the Iewes: wherefore I beseech thee, to heare me patiently.

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    27And when they had brought them, they set them before the Councill, & the chiefe Priest asked them,

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

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    16Saying, What shall we doe to these men? For surely a manifest signe is done by them, and it is openly knowen to all them that dwell in Hierusalem: and we cannot denie it.

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    1Ye men, brethren and Fathers, heare my defence nowe towards you.

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    18They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A litle while? we know not what he sayeth.

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    15For thou shalt be his witnes vnto all men, of the things which thou hast seene and heard.

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    28And when I would haue knowen the cause, wherefore they accused him, I brought him forth into their Council.

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

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    19Then the chiefe captaine tooke him by the hande, and went apart with him alone, and asked him, What hast thou to shewe me?

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    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?

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    22Seeing also that the Iewes require a signe, and the Grecians seeke after wisdome.

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    7And whe they had set them before them, they asked, By what power, or in what Name haue ye done this?

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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,

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    14But Peter standing with ye Eleuen, lift vp his voice, & said vnto them, Ye men of Iudea, and ye all that inhabite Hierusalem, be this knowen vnto you, and hearken vnto my woordes.

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    11Seeing that thou mayest knowe, that there are but twelue dayes since I came vp to worship in Hierusalem.

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    13Now when they sawe the boldnes of Peter and Iohn, and vnderstoode that they were vnlearned men and without knowledge, they marueiled, & knew them, that they had bin with Iesus:

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

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    11Verely, verely I say vnto thee, wee speake that we know, and testifie that we haue seene: but yee receiue not our witnesse.

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    4But that I be not tedious vnto thee, I pray thee, that thou wouldest heare vs of thy courtesie a fewe wordes.

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    30And Philip ranne thither, and heard him reade the Prophet Esaias, and said, But vnderstandest thou what thou readest?