Acts 17:21 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

(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.)

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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 Krydshenvisninger

Acts 17:15

But they that conducted Paul brought him as far as Athens: and receiving a commandment unto Silas and Timothy that they should come to him with all speed, they departed.

Acts 17:16

Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him, as he beheld the city full of idols.

Acts 17:20

For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean.

Acts 2:10

in Phrygia and Pamphylia, in Egypt and the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and sojourners from Rome, both Jews and proselytes,

Ephesians 5:16

redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

Colossians 4:5

Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.

1 Timothy 5:13

And withal they learn also to be idle, going about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.