Acts 17:34

32 And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter.

33 So Paul departed from among them.

Howbeit certain men clave unto him, and believed: among the which was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.

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
But some joined him and believed, including Dionysius the Areopagite, a woman named Damaris, and others who were with them.
KJV
Howbeit certain men clave unto him, and believed: among the which was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.
WEB
But certain men joined with him and believed, including Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.
ASV
But certain men clave unto him, and believed: among whom also was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.
DARBY
But some men joining themselves to him believed; among whom also was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman by name Damaris, and others with them.
BLB
But some men, having joined themselves to him, believed, among whom also [were] Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.
ÅB
Men noen menn holdt seg til ham og kom til troen. Blant dem Dionysius — en av Areopagus-dommerne — og en kvinne ved navn Damaris, såvel som noen andre.
OTB
Noen mennesker sluttet seg til ham og kom til tro, blant dem var Dionysius Areopagitten, en kvinne ved navn Damaris, og andre med dem.
B1930
Men nogen menn holdt sig til ham og kom til troen, iblandt dem også Dionysius, en av Areopagus-dommerne, og en kvinne ved navn Damaris, og nogen andre med dem.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Acts 17:19

    And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is?

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  • Romans 11:5–6

    Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.

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  • Acts 13:48

    And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.

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  • Acts 17:4

    And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas; and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few.

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  • Philippians 4:22

    All the saints salute you, chiefly they that are of Caesar’s household.

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  • Isaiah 55:10–11

    For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:

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  • Acts 17:22

    Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars’ hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious.

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  • Matthew 20:16

    So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.

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