Acts 3:15
New International Version
Acts 17:18
New American Standard Bible 1995
18 And also some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers were [a]conversing with him. Some were saying, “What would (A)this [b]idle babbler wish to say?” Others, “He seems to be a proclaimer of strange deities,”—because he was preaching (B)Jesus and the resurrection.
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- Acts 17:18 Or disputing
- Acts 17:18 I.e. one who makes his living by picking up scraps
Acts 17:18
New International Version
18 A group of Epicurean and Stoic philosophers began to debate with him. Some of them asked, “What is this babbler trying to say?” Others remarked, “He seems to be advocating foreign gods.” They said this because Paul was preaching the good news(A) about Jesus and the resurrection.(B)
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