And those conducting Paul brought him to Athens; and receiving a command for Silas and Timothy, that as quickly as possible they should come to him, they departed.
Acts 17:21 - English Majority Text Version Now all the Athenians and the strangers staying there as visitors spent their time in nothing other than to say or to hear some new thing. Higit pang mga bersyonKing 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.) |
And those conducting Paul brought him to Athens; and receiving a command for Silas and Timothy, that as quickly as possible they should come to him, they departed.
And in Athens, while Paul waited for them, his spirit was provoked within him when he saw that the city was full of idols.
For you are bringing some strange things to our ears. Therefore we desire to know what these things might mean."
Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya toward Cyrene, visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes,
And besides they learn to be idle, going around from house to house, and not only idle but also gossipy and busybodies, speaking things which are not proper.