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Acts 17:21-23
American Standard Version
Acts 17:21-23
American Standard Version
21 (Now all the Athenians and the strangers sojourning there [a]spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell or to hear some new thing.) 22 And Paul stood in the midst of the Areopagus, and said,
Ye men of Athens, in all things I perceive that ye are [b]very religious. 23 For as I passed along, and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription, To an Unknown God. What therefore ye worship in ignorance, this I set forth unto you.
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- Acts 17:21 Or, had leisure for nothing else
- Acts 17:22 Or, somewhat superstitious
Acts 17:21-23
New International Version
Acts 17:21-23
New International Version
21 (All the Athenians(A) and the foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing but talking about and listening to the latest ideas.)
22 Paul then stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus(B) and said: “People of Athens! I see that in every way you are very religious.(C) 23 For as I walked around and looked carefully at your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: to an unknown god. So you are ignorant of the very thing you worship(D)—and this is what I am going to proclaim to you.
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