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"So they took Paul and brought him to the Areopagus, saying,“May we know what this new teaching is that you are proclaiming?"
— Acts 17:19, NET Bible
“And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is? ”
“And they took hold of him, and brought him unto the Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new teaching is, which is spoken by thee? ”
“They took hold of him, and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, "May we know what this new teaching is, which is spoken by you?”
“And taking him, they brought him to the Areopagus, saying: May we know what this new doctrine is, which thou speakest of?”
“And they took him to Mars' Hill, saying, Will you make clear to us what is this new teaching of yours?”
“And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is? ”
Paul at Athens While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, his spirit was greatly upset because he saw the city was full of idols.
So he was addressing the Jews and the God-fearing Gentiles in the synagogue, and in the marketplace every day those who happened to be there.
Also some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers were conversing with him, and some were asking,“What does this foolish babbler want to say?” Others said,“He seems to be a proclaimer of foreign gods.”(They said this because he was proclaiming the good news about Jesus and the resurrection.)
So they took Paul and brought him to the Areopagus, saying,“May we know what this new teaching is that you are proclaiming?
For you are bringing some surprising things to our ears, so we want to know what they mean.”
(All the Athenians and the foreigners who lived there used to spend their time in nothing else than telling or listening to something new.)
So Paul stood before the Areopagus and said,“Men of Athens, I see that you are very religious in all respects.