Acts 17
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Acts 17:18-21

18And someτινὲςtinesG5100of the EpicureanἘπικουρείωνEpikoureiōnG1946and StoicΣτοϊκῶνStoikōnG4770philosophersφιλοσόφωνphilosophōnG5386asG2532wellG2532wereconversingσυνέβαλλονsuneballonG4820with him. SomeτινεςtinesG5100were sayingἔλεγον·elegonG3004, “WhatτίtiG5101couldthisοὗτοςhoutosG3778scavengerG4691ofG4691tidbitsG4691wantθέλοιtheloiG2309to sayλέγειν;legeinG3004?”OthersG3588G1161, “He seemsδοκεῖdokeiG1380to be a proclaimerκαταγγελεὺςkatangeleusG2604of strangeξένωνxenōnG3581deitiesδαιμονίωνdaimoniōnG1140,”--becauseὅτιhotiG3754he was preachingεὐηγγελίζετο.¶euēngelizetoG2097JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424and the resurrectionἀνάστασινanastasinG386.
19And theytookἘπιλαβόμενοίEpilabomenoiG1949him and broughtἤγαγονēgagonG71him to theAreopagusG697,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “MayδυνάμεθαdunamethaG1410we knowγνῶναιgnōnaiG1097whatτίςtisG5101thisαὕτηhautēG3778newκαινὴkainēG2537teachingδιδαχή;didachēG1322iswhich you are proclaimingλαλουμένηlaloumenēG2980?
20For you are bringingεἰσφέρειςeisphereisG1533someτιναtinaG5100strangeξενίζονταxenizontaG3579thingsG3579to our earsἀκοὰςakoasG189;soοὖνounG3767we wantβουλόμεθαboulomethaG1014to knowγνῶναιgnōnaiG1097whatτίναtinaG5101theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778meanθέλειtheleiG2309G1510.”
21(NowδὲdeG1161allπάντεςpantesG3956the AtheniansἈθηναῖοιAthēnaioiG117and the strangersξένοιxenoiG3581visitingἐπιδημοῦντεςepidēmountesG1927there used to spendG2119their timeG2119in nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762otherἕτερονheteronG2087thanἢēG2228tellingλέγεινlegeinG3004orἢēG2228hearingἀκούεινakoueinG191somethingG5100newκαινότερον.¶kainoteronG2537.)
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