So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.
Acts 17:34 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition Howbeit certain men clave unto him, and believed: among the which was Di-onys´ius the Areop´agite, and a woman named Dam´aris, and others with them. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Howbeit certain men clave unto him, and believed: among the which was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But some men were on his side and joined him and believed (became Christians); among them were Dionysius, a judge of the Areopagus, and a woman named Damaris, and some others with them. American Standard Version (1901) But certain men clave unto him, and believed: among whom also was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them. Common English Bible Some people joined him and came to believe, including Dionysius, a member of the council on Mars Hill, a woman named Damaris, and several others. Catholic Public Domain Version Yet truly, certain men, adhering to him, did believe. Among these were also Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But certain men adhering to him, did believe; among whom was also Dionysius, the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them. |
So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.
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.
And they took him, and brought him unto Areop´agus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is?
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.
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.