And they tookhim and broughthim to the Areopagus,saying,"Maywe knowwhatthisnewteachingis which you are proclaiming?
The watchmansays,"Morningcomesbut alsonight.Ifyou would inquire,inquire;Comebackagain."
and you will evenbe broughtbeforegovernorsand kingsfor My sake,as a testimonyto them and to the Gentiles.
They were allamazed,sothat they debatedamong themselves,saying,"Whatis this?A newteachingwith authority!He commandseventhe uncleanspirits,and they obeyHim."
"A newcommandmentI giveto you, that you loveoneanother,evenas I have lovedyou, that you alsoloveone another.
"For you are bringingsomestrange thingsto our ears;sowe wantto knowwhatthese thingsmean."
SoPaulstoodin the midstof the Areopagusand said,"Menof Athens,I observethat you are very religiousin all respects.
But somemenjoinedhim and believed,amongwhomalsowere Dionysiusthe Areopagiteand a womannamedDamarisand otherswith them.
The commandertookhim by the handand stepping aside,[began] to inquireof him privately,"Whatis it that you haveto reportto me?"
But somedayslaterFelixarrivedwith Drusilla,his wifewho was a Jewess,and sentfor Pauland heardhim [speak] aboutfaithin ChristJesus.
ThenAgrippa[said] to Festus,"I alsowould liketo hearthe manmyself.""Tomorrow,"he said,"you shall hearhim."
Agrippasaidto Paul,"You are permittedto speakfor yourself."ThenPaulstretchedout his handand [proceeded] to make his defense:
