Acts 17:18 - English Majority Text Version

¹⁸ And also some of the Epicurean and of the Stoic philosophers were conversing with him. And some were saying, "What does this seed-picker wish to say?" But others said, "He seems to be a proclaimer of foreign deities," because he was preaching the good news of Jesus and the resurrection.

Higit pang mga bersyon

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 Mga Krus na Reperensya

Mark 9:14

And when He came to the disciples, He saw a large crowd around them, and scribes disputing with them.

Luke 11:53

And as He said these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to be dreadfully hostile, and to cross-examine Him about many things,

Acts 26:23

that the Christ was to suffer, that as the first to rise from the dead, He was about to proclaim light to the Jewish people and to the Gentiles."

Acts 4:2

being greatly disturbed because they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead.

Acts 5:42

And daily in the temple, and from house to house, they did not cease teaching and proclaiming the gospel of Jesus the Christ.

Acts 6:9

But there arose some of the ones from the Synagogue which is called of the Freedmen, both of the Cyrenians, and the Alexandrians, and of the ones from Cilicia and Asia, debating with Stephen.

Romans 1:22

Professing to be wise, they became fools,

1 Corinthians 3:18

Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you seems to be wise in this age, let him become a fool, that he may become wise.

1 Corinthians 4:10

We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are distinguished, but we are despised!

Colossians 2:8

Beware lest anyone captures you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ.