And alsosomeof the Epicureanand Stoicphilosopherswere conversingwith him. Somewere saying,"Whatwould thisidle babblerwishto say?"Others,"He seemsto be a proclaimerof strangedeities,"--becausehe was preachingJesusand the resurrection.
Do not speakin the hearingof a fool,For he will despisethe wisdomof your words.
Do you seea manwisein his own eyes?There is morehopefor a foolthanfor him.
When they came[back] to the disciples,they sawa largecrowdaroundthem, and [some] scribesarguingwith them.
When He leftthere,the scribesand the Phariseesbeganto be veryhostileand to question Him closelyon many subjects,
that the Christwas to suffer,[and] that by reasonof [His] resurrectionfrom the deadHe wouldbe the firstto proclaimlightbothto the [Jewish] peopleand to the Gentiles."
being greatly disturbedbecausethey were teachingthe peopleand proclaimingin Jesusthe resurrectionfrom the dead.
And everyday,in the templeand from house to house,they keptrighton teachingand preachingJesus[as] the Christ.
But some menfrom what was calledthe Synagogueof the Freedmen,[including] bothCyreniansand Alexandrians,and somefrom Ciliciaand Asia,roseup and arguedwith Stephen.
Professingto be wise,they became fools,
Let no mandeceivehimself.Ifany manamongyou thinksthat he is wisein thisage,he must becomefoolish,sothat he may becomewise.
We are foolsfor Christ'ssake,but you are prudentin Christ;we are weak,but you are strong;you are distinguished,but we are without honor.
Seeto it that noonetakes you captivethroughphilosophyand emptydeception,accordingto the traditionof men,accordingto the elementary principlesof the world,ratherthanaccordingto Christ.
