Acts 17:22
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Then Paul stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said, “Men of Athens, I see that in every way you are very religious.”
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“Then Paul stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said, “Men of Athens, I see that in every way you are very religious.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars’ hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And Paul stood in the midst of the Areopagus, and said, Ye men of Athens, in all things I perceive that ye are very religious.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And Paul, having stood in the midst of the Areopagus, said, `Men, Athenians, in all things I perceive you as over-religious;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Acts 17:22 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Jeremiah 10:2This is what the LORD says: “Do not learn the ways of the nations or be terrified by the signs in the heavens, though the nations themselves are terrified by them.
- Jeremiah 50:38A drought is upon her waters, and they will be dried up. For it is a land of graven images, and the people go mad over idols.
- Acts 17:16While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was deeply disturbed in his spirit to see that the city was full of idols.
- Acts 19:35Finally the city clerk quieted the crowd and declared, “Men of Ephesus, doesn’t everyone know that the city of Ephesus is guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of her image, which fell from heaven?
- Acts 25:19They only had some contentions with him regarding their own religion and a certain Jesus who had died, but whom Paul affirmed to be alive.
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