Acts 17:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“(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.)”
Acts 17:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Acts 17:21 in 6 Bible Translations
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Acts 17:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
Acts 17:21 — World English Bible
Acts 17:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“(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
Acts 17:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and all Athenians, and the strangers sojourning, for nothing else were at leisure but to say something, and to hear some newer thing.”
Acts 17:21 — Young's Literal Translation
Acts 17:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Now all [the] Athenians and the strangers sojourning there spent their time in nothing else than to tell and to hear the news.”
Acts 17:21 — Darby Translation
Acts 17:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For all the Athenians, and strangers which dwelt there, gaue them selues to nothing els, but either to tell, or to heare some newes.”
Acts 17:21 — Geneva Bible
Acts 17:21 in Context — Acts 17
19 And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is?
20 For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean.
21 (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.)
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.
23 For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.
What Does Acts 17:21 Mean?
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