Acts 17:21 - Tree of Life Version

Now all the Athenians and foreigners visiting there used to pass their time doing nothing but telling or hearing something new.

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King 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.)

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Acts 17:15

Those escorting Paul brought him as far as Athens. After receiving an order for Silas and Timothy to come to him as soon as possible, they left.

Acts 17:16

Now while Paul was waiting for them in Athens, his spirit was aroused within him when he saw that the city was full of idols.

Acts 17:20

For you are bringing some strange things to our ears, so we want to know what these things mean.”

Acts 2:10

Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and parts of Libya toward Cyrene, and visitors from Rome

Ephesians 5:16

Make the most of your time because the days are evil.

Colossians 4:5

Conduct yourselves with wisdom toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunity.

1 Timothy 5:13

And at the same time, they also learn to be idle, going around from house to house—and not just idle, but also gossipers and busybodies, saying things they should not.