Acts 17:18 - The Text-Critical English New Testament

¹⁸ Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also conversed with him. Some said, “What is this babbler trying to say?” But others said, “He seems to be a proclaimer of foreign deities.” (They said this because he was preaching the good news about Jesus and the resurrection.)

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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.

Acts 17:18 Tagairtí Cros

Mark 9:14

When Jesus came back to the other disciples, he saw a large crowd around them, and some scribes arguing with them.

Luke 11:53

As he was saying these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to oppose him fiercely and to question him closely about many things,

Acts 26:23

that the Christ would suffer and that, as the first to rise from the dead, he would proclaim light to our people and to the Gentiles.”

Acts 4:2

greatly annoyed because they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection from the dead.

Acts 5:42

And every day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they did not cease teaching and preaching the good news that Jesus is the Christ.

Acts 6:9

But some men from the synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called), along with some of the Cyrenians and Alexandrians, and some men from Cilicia and Asia, rose up and began to argue with Stephen.

Romans 1:22

Claiming to be wise, they became fools

1 Corinthians 3:18

Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become foolish so that he may become truly wise.

1 Corinthians 4:10

We are fools for the sake of Christ, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are esteemed, but we are dishonored.

Colossians 2:8

Be careful that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men and the elements of the world, and not according to Christ.