Acts 17:18 - Easy To Read Version

¹⁸ Some of the Epicurean and some of the Stoic philosophers {\cf2\super [353]} argued with him.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁸ Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁸ And some also of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers encountered him and began to engage in discussion. And some said, What is this babbler with his scrap-heap learning trying to say? Others said, He seems to be an announcer of foreign deities–because he preached Jesus and the resurrection.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁸ And certain also of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers encountered him. And some said, What would this babbler say? others, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached Jesus and the resurrection.

Common English Bible

¹⁸ Certain Epicurean and Stoic philosophers engaged him in discussion too. Some said, “What an amateur! What’s he trying to say?” Others remarked, “He seems to be a proclaimer of foreign gods.” (They said this because he was preaching the good news about Jesus and the resurrection.)

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁸ Now certain Epicurean and Stoic philosophers were arguing with him. And some were saying, "What does this sower of the Word want to say?" Yet others were saying, "He seems to be an announcer for new demons." For he was announcing to them Jesus and the Resurrection.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁸ And certain philosophers of the Epicureans and of the Stoics disputed with him; and some said: What is it, that this word sower would say? But others: He seemeth to be a setter forth of new gods; because he preached to them Jesus and the resurrection.

Acts 17:18 Tagairtí Cros

Proverbs 23:9

Don’t try to teach a fool. He will make fun of your wise words.

Proverbs 26:12

A person who thinks he is wise when he is not is worse than a fool.

Mark 9:14

Then Jesus, Peter, James, and John went to the other followers. They saw many people around them. The teachers of the law were arguing with the followers.

Luke 11:53

When Jesus was leaving, the teachers of the law and the Pharisees {\cf2\super [220]} began to give him much trouble. They tried to make Jesus answer questions about many things.

Acts 26:23

They said that the Christ {\cf2\super [499]} would die and be the first to rise from death. Moses and the prophets said that the Christ would bring light to the Jewish people and to the non-Jewish people.”

Acts 4:2

They were upset because of what Peter and John were teaching the people. By telling people about Jesus, the two apostles {\cf2\super [65]} were teaching that people will rise from death.

Acts 5:42

The apostles did not stop teaching people. The apostles continued to tell the people the Good News—that Jesus is the Christ. {\cf2\super [105]} They did this every day in the temple {\cf2\super [106]} yard and in people’s homes.

Acts 6:9

But some Jews came and argued with Stephen. These Jews were from a synagogue. {\cf2\super [115]} It was called a synagogue for Libertines. {\cf2\super [116]} (This synagogue was also for Jews from Cyrene, and for Jews from Alexandria.) Jews from Cilicia and Asia {\cf2\super [117]} were with them. They all came and argued with Stephen.

Romans 1:22

People said they were wise, and they became fools.

1 Corinthians 3:18

Don’t fool yourselves. If any person among you thinks that he is wise in this world, then he should become a fool. Then that person can become truly wise.

1 Corinthians 4:10

We are fools for Christ. But \{you think\} you are very wise in Christ. We are weak, but \{you think\} you are strong. People give you honor, but they don’t honor us.

Colossians 2:8

Be sure that no person leads you away with false ideas and words that mean nothing. Those ideas come from people, not Christ. Those ideas are the worthless ideas of people in the world.