Acts 17:16-21

16While PaulG3972 was waiting forG1551 themG846 inG1722 AthensG116, he was deeply disturbedG3947 inG1722 hisG846 spiritG4151 to see thatG2334 theG3588 cityG4172 wasG1510 full of idolsG2712. 17SoG3767 he reasonedG1256 inG1722 theG3588 synagogueG4864 with theG3588 JewsG2453 andG2532 God-fearingG4576 Gentiles, andG2532 inG1722 theG3588 marketplaceG58 withG4314 thoseG3588 he metG3909 eachG2596G3956 dayG2250.

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SomeG5100 EpicureanG1946 andG2532 StoicG4770 philosophersG5386 alsoG2532 began to debateG4820 with himG846. SomeG5100 of them askedG2036, “WhatG5101G302 is thisG3778 babblerG4691 tryingG2309 to sayG3004?” OthersG3588 said, “He seemsG1380 to beG1510 advocatingG2604 foreignG3581 godsG1140.” They said this becauseG3754 Paul was proclaiming the good newsG2097 of JesusG2424 andG2532 theG3588 resurrectionG386.

19SoG5037 they tookG1949 Paul and broughtG71 him toG1909 theG3588 AreopagusG697,1 where they askedG3004 him, “May weG1410 knowG1097 whatG5101 thisG3778 newG2537 teachingG1322 is that youG4771 are presentingG5259G2980? 20ForG1063 you are bringingG1533 someG5100 strange notionsG3579 toG1519 ourG1473 earsG189, and we wantG1014 to knowG1097 whatG5101 they meanG2309G1510.”

21NowG1161 allG3956 the AtheniansG117 andG2532 foreignersG3581 who lived thereG1927 spent their timeG2119 doing nothingG3762 more thanG2228 hearingG191 andG2228 articulatingG3004 newG2537 ideas.