The believers that went with Paul took him to the city of Athens. These brothers carried a message from Paul back to Silas and Timothy. The message said, “Come to me as soon as you can.”
Acts 17:21 - Easy To Read Version (All the people of Athens and the people from other countries who lived there always used their time talking about all the newest ideas.) Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 (For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.) Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For the Athenians, all of them, and the foreign residents and visitors among them spent all their leisure time in nothing except telling or hearing something newer than the last– American Standard Version (1901) (Now all the Athenians and the strangers sojourning there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell or to hear some new thing.) Common English Bible They said this because all Athenians as well as the foreigners who live in Athens used to spend their time doing nothing but talking about or listening to the newest thing.) Catholic Public Domain Version (Now all the Athenians, and arriving visitors, were occupying themselves with nothing other than speaking or hearing various new ideas.) Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version (Now all the Athenians, and strangers that were there, employed themselves in nothing else, but either in telling or in hearing some new thing.) |
The believers that went with Paul took him to the city of Athens. These brothers carried a message from Paul back to Silas and Timothy. The message said, “Come to me as soon as you can.”
Paul was waiting for Silas and Timothy in Athens. Paul was upset because he saw that the city was full of idols. {\cf2\super [351]}
The things that you are saying are new to us. We have never heard these things before. We want to know what this teaching means.”
Phrygia, Pamphylia, Egypt, the areas of Libya near the city of Cyrene, Rome,
I mean that you should use every chance you have for doing good, because these are evil times.
Be wise in the way you act with those people who are not believers. Use your time in the best way you can.
Also, those younger widows begin to waste their time going from house to house. They also begin to gossip and be busy with other people’s lives. They say things they should not say.