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Acts 17:21

The Scriptures 1998

For all the Athenians and the strangers living there spent their leisure time in doing naught but to speak or to hear what is fresh.

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And those who arranged for Sha’ul brought him to Athens. And receiving a command for Sila and Timothy to join him as soon as possible, they departed.

But while Sha’ul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred up within him when he saw that the city was utterly idolatrous.

“For you are bringing some strange matters to our ears. We wish, then, to know what these mean.”

both Phrygia and Pamphulia, Mitsrayim and the parts of Libya around Cyrene, visitors from Rome, both Yehuḏ

redeeming the time, because the days are wicked.

Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time.

Moreover, they learn to be idle, going about from house to house, and not only idle but also gossips and busybodies, speaking what is improper.