Acts 17:18

New Century Version

Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers argued with him, saying, “This man doesn’t know what he is talking about. What is he trying to say?” Others said, “He seems to be telling us about some other gods,” because Paul was telling them about Jesus and his rising from the dead.

Cross References

Proverbs 23:9

Don’t speak to fools; they will only ignore your wise words.

Proverbs 26:12

There is more hope for a foolish person than for those who think they are wise.

Mark 9:14

When Jesus, Peter, James, and John came back to the other followers, they saw a great crowd around them and the teachers of the law arguing with them.

Luke 11:53

When Jesus left, the teachers of the law and the Pharisees began to give him trouble, asking him questions about many things,

Acts 26:23

that the Christ would die, and as the first to rise from the dead, he would bring light to all people.”

Acts 4:2

They were upset because the two apostles were teaching the people and were preaching that people will rise from the dead through the power of Jesus.

Acts 5:42

Every day in the Temple and in people’s homes they continued teaching the people and telling the Good News—that Jesus is the Christ.

Acts 6:9

But some people were against him. They belonged to the synagogue of Free Men (as it was called), which included people from Cyrene, Alexandria, Cilicia, and Asia. They all came and argued with Stephen.

Romans 1:22

They said they were wise, but they became fools.

1 Corinthians 3:18

Do not fool yourselves. If you think you are wise in this world, you should become a fool so that you can become truly wise,

1 Corinthians 4:10

We are fools for Christ’s sake, but you are very wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You receive honor, but we are shamed.

Colossians 2:8

Be sure that no one leads you away with false and empty teaching that is only human, which comes from the ruling spirits of this world, and not from Christ.