Catholic Public Domain Version
"For you bring certain new ideas to our ears. And so we would like to know what these things mean.” "
— Acts 17:20, Catholic Public Domain Version
“For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean.”
“For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean. ”
“For you bring certain strange things to our ears. We want to know therefore what these things mean."”
“For you are bringing some surprising things to our ears, so we want to know what they mean.””
“For thou bringest in certain new things to our ears. We would know therefore what these things mean.”
“For you seem to us to say strange things, and we have a desire to get the sense of them.”
“For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean.”
And so, he was disputing with the Jews in the synagogue, and with the worshipers, and in public places, throughout each day, with whomever was there.
Now certain Epicurean and Stoic philosophers were arguing with him. And some were saying, “What does this sower of the Word want to say?” Yet others were saying, “He seems to be an announcer for new demons.” For he was announcing to them Jesus and the Resurrection.
And apprehending him, they brought him to the Areopagus, saying: “Are we able to know what this new doctrine is, about which you speak?
For you bring certain new ideas to our ears. And so we would like to know what these things mean.”
(Now all the Athenians, and arriving visitors, were occupying themselves with nothing other than speaking or hearing various new ideas.)
But Paul, standing in the middle of the Areopagus, said: “Men of Athens, I perceive that in all things you are rather superstitious.
For as I was passing by and noticing your idols, I also found an altar, on which was written: TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Therefore, what you worship in ignorance, this is what I am preaching to you: