Acts 17:22

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Paul stood in the middle of the court and said, “Men of Athens, I see that you are very religious.

Cross References

Jeremiah 50:38

A drought will diminish their water supply, and it will dry up. Babylon is a land of idols, statues that will go crazy with fear.

Acts 17:15

The men who escorted Paul took him all the way to the city of Athens. When the men left Athens, they took instructions back to Silas and Timothy to join Paul as soon as possible.

Acts 17:16

While Paul was waiting for Silas and Timothy in Athens, he saw that the city had statues of false gods everywhere. This upset him.

Acts 17:19

Then they brought Paul to the city court, the Areopagus, and asked, “Could you tell us these new ideas that you’re teaching?

Acts 17:34

Some men joined him and became believers. With them were Dionysius, who was a member of the court, and a woman named Damaris, and some other people.

Acts 19:35

The city clerk finally quieted the crowd. Then he said, “Citizens of Ephesus, everyone knows that this city of the Ephesians is the keeper of the temple of the great Artemis. Everyone knows that Ephesus is the keeper of the statue that fell down from Zeus.

Acts 25:19

They were disputing with him about their own religion and about some man named Jesus who had died. But Paul claimed that Jesus is alive.