King James Version
Acts 17:16-21
16NowδὲdeG1161while Paulταῖς Παύλουtais PaulouG3588G3972waitedἐκδεχομένουekdechomenouG1551for themαὐτοὺςautousG846atἘνEnG1722AthensἈθήναις τοῦAthēnais touG3588G116,hisαὐτοῦautouG846spiritτὸ πνεῦμαto pneumaG3588G4151was stirredπαρωξύνετοparōxunetoG3947inἐνenG1722himαὐτῷautōG846,whenοὖσανousanG1510he sawθεωροῦντοςtheōrountosG2334the cityτὴν πόλιν.tēn polinG3588G4172wholly given to idolatryκατείδωλονkateidōlonG2712.
17μὲνmenG3303ThereforeοὖνounG3767disputed heδιελέγετοdielegetoG1256inἐνenG1722the synagogueτῇ συναγωγῇtēa sunagōgēaG3588G4864with the Jewsτοῖς Ἰουδαίοιςtois IoudaioisG3588G2453,andκαὶkaiG2532with the devout personsτοῖς σεβομένοιςtois sebomenoisG3588G4576,andκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722the marketτῇ ἀγορᾷtēa agoraG3588G58dailyκατὰ πᾶσαν ἡμέρανkata pasan hēmeranG2596G3956G2250withπρὸςprosG4314them thatτοὺςtousG3588met with himπαρατυγχάνοντας·paratugchanontasG3909.
18ThenδὲdeG1161certainτινὲςtinesG5100philosophersφιλοσόφωνphilosophōnG5386of the EpicureansἘπικουρείωνEpikoureiōnG3588G1946,andG2532of the StoicksΣτοϊκῶνStoikōnG3588G4770,encounteredσυνέβαλλονsuneballonG4820himG846.AndG2532someτινεςtinesG5100saidἔλεγον·elegonG3004,WhatτίtiG5101ἂνanG302willθέλοιtheloiG2309thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778babblerσπερμολόγοςspermologosG3588G4691sayλέγειν;legeinG3004?δέ·deG1161other someG3588,He seemethδοκεῖdokeiG1380to beG1510a setter forthκαταγγελεὺςkatangeleusG2604of strangeξένωνxenōnG3581godsδαιμονίωνdaimoniōnG1140:becauseὅτιhotiG3754he preachedεὐηγγελίζετο.¶euēngelizetoG2097unto themG846JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG3588G2424,andG2532the resurrectionἀνάστασινanastasinG3588G386.
19τὸνtonG3588ἡhēG3588AndτεteG5037they tookἘπιλαβόμενοίEpilabomenoiG1949himαὐτοῦautouG846,and brought himἤγαγονēgagonG71untoἐπὶepiG1909AreopagusἌρειον ἡAreion hēG3588G697,πάγονpagonG697sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,MayδυνάμεθαdunamethaG1410we knowγνῶναιgnōnaiG1097whatτίςtisG5101thisαὕτηhautēG3778newκαινὴkainēG2537doctrineδιδαχή;didachēG1322,whereofὑπὸhupoG5259thouσοῦsouG4771speakestλαλουμένηlaloumenēG2980, is?
20ForγάρgarG1063thou bringestεἰσφέρειςeisphereisG1533certainτιναtinaG5100strangeξενίζονταxenizontaG3579thingstoεἰςeisG1519ourG1473earsτὰς ἀκοὰςtas akoasG3588G189:we wouldβουλόμεθαboulomethaG1014knowγνῶναιgnōnaiG1097thereforeοὖνounG3767whatτίναtinaG5101these thingsταῦταtautaG3778meanθέλειtheleiG2309.G302G1510
21(ForδὲdeG1161allπάντεςpantesG3956the AtheniansἈθηναῖοιAthēnaioiG117andG2532strangersξένοιxenoiG3581whichοἱhoiG3588were thereἐπιδημοῦντεςepidēmountesG1927spent their timeηὐκαίρουνēukairounG2119inεἰςeisG1519nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762elseἕτερονheteronG2087,but eitherG2228to tellλέγεινlegeinG3004,orG2532to hearἀκούεινakoueinG191someG5100new thingκαινότερον.¶kainoteronG2537.)
Commentaries on Acts 17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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