Acts 17:19

Plain English Version

So they took Paul to a meeting of the city council, and they asked him, “What are you telling everyone? Tell us what this new message is all about.

Cross References

Mark 1:27

All the people were watching, and they were really surprised. They asked each other, “What’s going on? This man is teaching us something new, and he has so much power. He tells bad spirits to get out of people, and they do what he tells them to do. They just go away.”

John 13:34

Listen, you have to love each other, just as much as I loved you. This is a new thing I’m telling you, and you have to do it.

Acts 17:20

We are surprised when we hear some of the things you say, and we want to understand what you mean.”

Acts 17:22

Then Paul stood up and talked to the council mob at Athens. He said, “I can see that you Athens mob think a lot about gods.

Acts 17:34

But some of the others believed what Paul said, and they believed in Jesus. One of them was a council man called Dionisius. And another one was an important woman called Damaris. And there were some other people that believed in Jesus too.

Acts 23:19

The big boss soldier held the young man’s hand and took him away from the other people, and then he asked him, “What is the news you have for me?”

Acts 24:24

A few days later, Felix came back with his wife. She was a Jewish woman. Her name was Drusilla. Felix told a soldier to bring Paul to them, and they listened to him talk. Paul told them, “We have to believe in Jesus. He is the Christ, the special man that God sent to save us.”

Acts 25:22

Then Agrippa said to Festus, “I want to hear that man myself.” Festus said, “All right, I’ll let you hear him tomorrow.”

Acts 26:1

Then Agrippa said to Paul, “All right, you can talk to us now and tell us your story.” So Paul waved his hand to thank Agrippa, and he started to tell them why he was not guilty. He said,