Acts 17:16

Easy To Read Version

Paul was waiting for Silas and Timothy in Athens. Paul was upset because he saw that the city was full of idols. {\cf2\super [351]}

Cross References

1 Kings 19:10

Elijah answered, “Lord God All-Powerful, I have always served you the best I can. But the people of Israel have broken their agreement with you. They destroyed your altars. They killed your prophets. I am the only prophet that is still living. And now they are trying to kill me!”

1 Kings 19:14

Elijah said, “Lord God All-Powerful, I have always served you the best that I can. But the people of Israel broke their agreement with you. They destroyed your altars. They killed your prophets. I am the only prophet that is still living. And now they are trying to kill me.”

Psalm 119:136

I have cried a river of tears\par because people don’t obey your teachings.\par

Psalm 119:158

I see those traitors. {\cf2\super [607]} \par They don’t obey your word, Lord.\par And I hate that.\par

Psalm 69:9

My strong feelings {\cf2\super [401]} for your temple are destroying me.\par I get the insults from people\par who make fun of you.\par

Jeremiah 20:9

Sometimes I say to myself,\par “I will forget about the Lord.\par I will not speak any more\par in the name of the Lord!”\par But when I say that,\par then the Lord’s message is like a fire\par burning inside of me!\par It feels like it is burning\par deep in my bones!\par I get tired of trying to hold\par the Lord’s message inside of me.\par And finally, I am not able to hold it in.\par

Micah 3:8

But the Lord’s Spirit has filled me\par with power, goodness, and strength.\par Why? So I can tell Jacob {\cf2\super [41]} about his crimes,\par and so I can tell Israel {\cf2\super [42]} about his sins!”\par

Mark 3:5

Jesus looked at the people. He was angry. But he felt very sad because they were stubborn. Jesus said to the man, “Let me see your hand.” The man put his hand out for Jesus, and it was healed.

John 2:13

It was almost time for the Jewish Passover. {\cf2\super [38]} So Jesus went to Jerusalem.

Acts 17:15

The believers that went with Paul took him to the city of Athens. These brothers carried a message from Paul back to Silas and Timothy. The message said, “Come to me as soon as you can.”

Acts 17:21

(All the people of Athens and the people from other countries who lived there always used their time talking about all the newest ideas.)

Acts 17:23

I was going through your city and I saw the things you worship. I found an altar that had these words written on it: ‘TO the god who is not known.’ You worship a god that you don’t know. This is the God I am telling you about!

Acts 18:1

Later, Paul left Athens and went to the city of Corinth.

Acts 20:22

But now I must obey the Holy Spirit {\cf2\super [404]} and go to Jerusalem. I don’t know what will happen to me there.

2 Peter 2:7

But God saved Lot \{from those cities\}. Lot was a very good man. He was troubled because of the morally bad lives of evil people.