Acts 17:20

Bible in Basic English 1965

For you seem to us to say strange things, and we have a desire to get the sense of them.

Cross References

Hosea 8:12

Though I put my law in writing for him in ten thousand rules, they are to him as a strange thing.

Mark 9:10

And they kept the saying, questioning among themselves what the coming back from the dead might be.

John 6:60

Then, hearing this, a number of his disciples said, This is a hard saying; who is able to take in such teaching?

Acts 10:17

Now while Peter was in doubt as to the purpose of this vision, the men who were sent by Cornelius, having made search for Simon's house, came to the door,

Acts 17:19

And they took him to Mars' Hill, saying, Will you make clear to us what is this new teaching of yours?

Acts 17:21

Now all the Athenians and the men from other lands who come there were giving all their time to talking or hearing of anything new.

Acts 2:12

And they were all surprised and in doubt saying to one another, What is the reason of this?

1 Corinthians 1:18

For the word of the cross seems foolish to those who are on the way to destruction; but to us who are on the way to salvation it is the power of God.

1 Corinthians 1:23

But we give the good news of Christ on the cross, a hard thing to the Jews, and a foolish thing to the Gentiles;

1 Corinthians 2:14

For the natural man is not able to take in the things of the Spirit of God: for they seem foolish to him, and he is not able to have knowledge of them, because such knowledge comes only through the Spirit.

Hebrews 5:11

Of whom we have much to say which it is hard to make clear, because you are slow of hearing.

1 Peter 4:4

And they are wondering that you no longer go with them in this violent wasting of life, and are saying evil things of you: