World English Bible
"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?"
— Acts 17:19, World English 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? ”
“So they took Paul and brought him to the Areopagus, saying,“May we know what this new teaching is that you are proclaiming?”
“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? ”
Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he saw the city full of idols.
So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and the devout persons, and in the marketplace every day with those who met him.
Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also were conversing with him. Some said, "What does this babbler want to say?" Others said, "He seems to be advocating foreign deities," because he preached Jesus and the resurrection.
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?
For you bring certain strange things to our ears. We want to know therefore what these things mean."
Now all the Athenians and the strangers living there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell or to hear some new thing.
Paul stood in the middle of the Areopagus, and said, "You men of Athens, I perceive that you are very religious in all things.