American Standard Version
"(Now all the Athenians and the strangers sojourning there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell or to hear some new thing.) "
— Acts 17:21, American Standard Version
“(For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.)”
“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.”
“(All the Athenians and the foreigners who lived there used to spend their time in nothing else than telling or listening to something new.)”
“(Now all the Athenians and strangers that were there employed themselves in nothing else, but either in telling or in hearing some new thing.)”
“(Now all the Athenians and the men from other lands who come there were giving all their time to talking or hearing of anything new.)”
“(For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.)”
And certain also of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers encountered him. And some said, What would this babbler say? others, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached Jesus and the resurrection.
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?
For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean.
(Now all the Athenians and the strangers sojourning there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell or to hear some new thing.)
And Paul stood in the midst of the Areopagus, and said, Ye men of Athens, in all things I perceive that ye are very religious.
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.
The God that made the world and all things therein, he, being Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;