Verse 21

(All the Athenians and the foreigners who lived there used to spend their time in nothing else than telling or listening to something new.)

Referenced Verses

• 2 Tim 2:16-17 : 16 But avoid profane chatter, because those occupied with it will stray further and further into ungodliness, 17 and their message will spread its infection like gangrene. Hymenaeus and Philetus are in this group.
• Eph 5:16 : 16 taking advantage of every opportunity, because the days are evil.
• Col 4:5 : 5 Conduct yourselves with wisdom toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunities.
• 2 Thess 3:11-12 : 11 For we hear that some among you are living an undisciplined life, not doing their own work but meddling in the work of others. 12 Now such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ to work quietly and so provide their own food to eat.
• 1 Tim 5:13 : 13 And besides that, going around from house to house they learn to be lazy, and they are not only lazy, but also gossips and busybodies, talking about things they should not.