Acts 17:21 - The Scriptures 2009

For all the Athenians and the strangers living there spent their leisure time in doing naught but to speak or to hear what is fresh.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

(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.)

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

For the Athenians, all of them, and the foreign residents and visitors among them spent all their leisure time in nothing except telling or hearing something newer than the last–

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.)

Common English Bible

They said this because all Athenians as well as the foreigners who live in Athens used to spend their time doing nothing but talking about or listening to the newest thing.)

Catholic Public Domain Version

(Now all the Athenians, and arriving visitors, were occupying themselves with nothing other than speaking or hearing various new ideas.)

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

(Now all the Athenians, and strangers that were there, employed themselves in nothing else, but either in telling or in hearing some new thing.)

Acts 17:21 Cross References

Acts 17:15

And those who arranged for Sha’ul brought him to Athens. And receiving a command for Silas and Timotiyos to join him as soon as possible, they departed.

Acts 17:16

But while Sha’ul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred up within him when he saw that the city was utterly idolatrous.

Acts 17:20

For you are bringing some strange matters to our ears. We wish, then, to know what these mean.”

Acts 2:10

both Phrygia and Pamphulia, Mitsrayim and the parts of Libya around Cyrene, visitors from Rome, both Yehuḏim and converts,

Ephesians 5:16

redeeming the time, because the days are wicked.

Colossians 4:5

Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time.

1 Timothy 5:13

Moreover, they learn to be idle, going about from house to house, and not only idle but also gossips and busybodies, speaking what is improper.