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Acts 17:19

Weymouth NT

Then they took him and brought him up to the Areopagus, asking him, »May we be told what this new teaching of yours is?

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and you will even be put on trial before governors and kings for my sake, to bear witness to them and to the Gentiles.

And all were amazed and awe-struck, so they began to ask one another, »What does this mean? Here is a new sort of teaching–and a tone of authority! And even to foul spirits he issues orders and they obey him!«

A new commandment I give you, to love one another; that as I have loved you, you also may love one another.

For the things you are saying sound strange to us. We should therefore like to be told exactly what they mean.«

So Paul, taking his stand in the centre of the Areopagus, spoke as follows: »Men of Athens, I perceive that you are in every respect remarkably religious.

A few, however, attached themselves to him and believed, among them being Dionysius a member of the Council, a gentlewoman named Damaris, and some others.

Then the Tribune, taking him by the arm, withdrew out of the hearing of others and asked him, »What have you to tell me?«

Not long after this, Felix came with Drusilla his wife, a Jewess, and sending for Paul, listened to him as he spoke about faith in Christ Jesus.

»I should like to hear the man myself,« said Agrippa. »to-morrow,« replied Festus, »you shall.« Accordingly, the next day, Agrippa and Bernice came in state

Then Agrippa said to Paul, »You have permission to speak about yourself.« So Paul, with outstretched arm, proceeded to make his defence.




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