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Acts 17:21-23
New American Standard Bible
Acts 17:21-23
New American Standard Bible
21 (Now all the Athenians and the strangers (A)visiting there used to spend their time in nothing other than telling or hearing something new.)
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22 So Paul stood in the midst of the [a]Areopagus and said, “Men of (B)Athens, I see that you are very (C)religious in all respects. 23 For while I was passing through and examining the (D)objects of your worship, I also found an altar with this inscription, ‘TO AN UNKNOWN GOD.’ Therefore, what (E)you worship in ignorance, this I proclaim to you.
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- Acts 17:22 Or the Council of the Areopagus
Acts 17:21-23
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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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