Acts 17:18

Bible in Basic English 1965

And some of those who were supporters of the theories of the Epicureans and the Stoics, had a meeting with him. And some said, What is this talker of foolish words saying? And others, He seems to be a preacher of strange gods: because he was preaching of Jesus and his coming back from the dead.

Cross References

Proverbs 23:9

Say nothing in the hearing of a foolish man, for he will put no value on the wisdom of your words.

Proverbs 26:12

Have you seen a man who seems to himself to be wise? There is more hope for the foolish than for him.

Mark 9:14

And when they came to the disciples, they saw a great mass of people about them, and scribes questioning them.

Luke 11:53

And when he had come out of that place, the scribes and the Pharisees came round him angrily, questioning him about more things;

Acts 26:23

That the Christ would go through pain, and being the first to come back from the dead, would give light to the people and to the Gentiles.

Acts 4:2

Being greatly troubled because they were teaching the people and preaching Jesus as an example of the coming back from the dead.

Acts 5:42

And every day, in the Temple and privately, they went on teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ.

Acts 6:9

But some of those who were of the Synagogue named that of the Libertines, and some of the men of Cyrene and of Alexandria and those from Cilicia and Asia, had arguments with Stephen.

Romans 1:22

Seeming to be wise, they were in fact foolish,

1 Corinthians 3:18

Let no man have a false idea. If any man seems to himself to be wise among you, let him become foolish, so that he may be wise.

1 Corinthians 4:10

We are made to seem foolish for Christ, but you are wise in Christ; we are feeble, but you are strong; you have glory, but we have shame.

Colossians 2:8

Take care that no one takes you away by force, through man's wisdom and deceit, going after the beliefs of men and the theories of the world, and not after Christ: