Acts 17:22

The Passion Translation

So Paul stood in the middle of the leadership council and said, “Respected leaders of Athens, it is clear to me how extravagant you are in your worship of idols.

Cross References

Jeremiah 50:38

May a drought dry up all their rivers! For it is a country full of idols, and their terrors make them delirious.

Acts 17:15

Those who accompanied Paul sailed with him as far as Athens. Then Paul sent them back to Berea with instructions for Silas and Timothy to hurry and join him.

Acts 17:16

While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, his spirit was deeply troubled when he realized that the entire city was full of idols.

Acts 17:19

So they brought him for a public dialogue before the leadership council of Athens, known as the Areopagus. “Tell us,” they said, “about this new teaching that you’re bringing to our city.

Acts 17:34

But there were some who believed the message and joined him from that day forward. Among them were Dionysius, a judge on the leadership council, and a woman named Damaris.

Acts 19:35

Eventually the mayor of the city was able to quiet them down. He said, “Fellow citizens! Who in the world doesn’t know that we are devoted to the great temple of Artemis and to her image that fell from Zeus out of heaven?

Acts 25:19

Rather, their issues centered around disagreements with him over their religion, and about a dead man named Jesus, who Paul claimed was alive.