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18 Some Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also debated with him. Some asked, |What is this blabbermouth trying to say?| while others said, |He seems to be preaching about foreign gods.| This was because Paul was telling the good news about Jesus and the resurrection. 19 Then they took him, brought him before the Areopagus, and asked, |May we know what this new teaching of yours is? 20 It sounds rather strange to our ears, and we would like to know what it means.| 21 Now all the Athenians and the foreigners living there used to spend their time doing nothing else other than listening to the latest ideas or repeating them. Acts 17:18-21, Intl. Standard Version. Copyright © 1995-2014 by ISV Foundation.
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