A drought against her waters, that they may be dried up! For it is a land of images, and they go mad over idols.
Acts 17:22 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 Then Paul stood in front of the Areopagus and said, “Athenians, I see how extremely spiritual you are in every way. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So Paul, standing in the center of the Areopagus [Mars Hill meeting place], said: Men of Athens, I perceive in every way [on every hand and with every turn I make] that you are most religious or very reverent to demons. American Standard Version (1901) And Paul stood in the midst of the Areopagus, and said, Ye men of Athens, in all things I perceive that ye are very religious. Common English Bible Paul stood up in the middle of the council on Mars Hill and said, “People of Athens, I see that you are very religious in every way. Catholic Public Domain Version But Paul, standing in the middle of the Areopagus, said: "Men of Athens, I perceive that in all things you are rather superstitious. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But Paul standing in the midst of the Areopagus, said: Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things you are too superstitious. |
A drought against her waters, that they may be dried up! For it is a land of images, and they go mad over idols.
Those who conducted Paul brought him as far as Athens, and, after receiving instructions to have Silas and Timothy join him as soon as possible, they left him.
While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was deeply distressed to see that the city was full of idols.
So they took him and brought him to the Areopagus and asked him, “May we know what this new teaching is that you are presenting?
But some of them joined him and became believers, including Dionysius the Areopagite and a woman named Damaris and others with them.
But when the town clerk had quieted the crowd, he said, “Citizens of Ephesus, who is there who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is the temple keeper of the great Artemis and of the statue that fell from heaven?
Instead, they had certain points of disagreement with him about their own religion and about a certain Jesus, who had died but whom Paul asserted to be alive.