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Acts 17:19

Areopagus

17 So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and God-fearing Gentiles, and in the marketplace with those he met each day.

18 Some Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also began to debate with him. Some of them asked, “What is this babbler trying to say?” Others said, “He seems to be advocating foreign gods.” They said this because Paul was proclaiming the good news of Jesus and the resurrection.

So they took Paul and brought him to the Areopagus, where they asked him, “May we know what this new teaching is that you are presenting?

20 For you are bringing some strange notions to our ears, and we want to know what they mean.”

21 Now all the Athenians and foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing more than hearing and articulating new ideas.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
So they took Paul and brought him to the Areopagus, where they asked him, “May we know what this new teaching is that you are presenting?
KJV
And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is?
WEB
They took hold of him and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, “May we know what this new teaching is, which you are speaking about?
ASV
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?
DARBY
And having taken hold on him they brought [him] to Areopagus, saying, Might we know what this new doctrine which is spoken by thee [is]?
BLB
And having taken hold of him, they brought [him] to the Areopagus, saying, “Are we able to know what this new teaching [is] that is spoken by you?
ÅB
Så tok de ham i hånden og ledet ham opp på Areopagus, og sa: «Kan vi få vite hva dette er for en ny lære som du forkynner?
OTB
Så tok de ham med seg til Areopagos og sa: «Kan vi få vite hva denne nye læren er som du presenterer?
B1930
Så tok de ham ved hånden og førte ham op på Areopagus, og sa: Kan vi få vite hvad dette er for en ny lære som du forkynner?

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Mark 1:27

    All the people were amazed and began to ask one another, “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him!”

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  • Acts 17:22

    Then Paul stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said, “Men of Athens, I see that in every way you are very religious.

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  • Acts 24:24

    After several days, Felix returned with his wife Drusilla, who was a Jewess. He sent for Paul and listened to him speak about faith in Christ Jesus.

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  • Acts 25:22

    Then Agrippa said to Festus, “I would like to hear this man myself.” “Tomorrow you will hear him,” Festus declared.

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  • Acts 26:1

    Agrippa said to Paul, “You have permission to speak for yourself.” Then Paul stretched out his hand and began his defense:

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  • John 13:34

    A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also must love one another.

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  • Matthew 10:18

    On My account, you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles.

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  • 1 John 2:7–8

    Beloved, I am not writing to you a new commandment, but an old one, which you have had from the beginning. This commandment is the message you have heard.

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