Acts 17:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“(For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.)”

Acts 17:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Acts 17:21 in 6 Bible Translations

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Acts 17:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Now all the Athenians and the strangers living there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell or to hear some new thing.”

Acts 17:21 — World English Bible

Acts 17:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“(Now all the Athenians and the strangers sojourning there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell or to hear some new thing.)”

Acts 17:21 — American Standard Version

Acts 17:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and all Athenians, and the strangers sojourning, for nothing else were at leisure but to say something, and to hear some newer thing.”

Acts 17:21 — Young's Literal Translation

Acts 17:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Now all [the] Athenians and the strangers sojourning there spent their time in nothing else than to tell and to hear the news.”

Acts 17:21 — Darby Translation

Acts 17:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For all the Athenians, and strangers which dwelt there, gaue them selues to nothing els, but either to tell, or to heare some newes.”

Acts 17:21 — Geneva Bible

Acts 17:21 in Context — Acts 17

19 Y tomándole, le trajeron al Areópago, diciendo: ¿Podremos saber qué sea esta nueva doctrina que dices?

20 Porque pones en nuestros oídos unas nuevas cosas: queremos pues saber qué quiere ser esto.

21 (Entonces todos los Atenienses y los huéspedes extranjeros, en ninguna otra cosa entendían, sino ó en decir ó en oir alguna cosa nueva.)

22 Estando pues Pablo en medio del Areópago, dijo: Varones Atenienses, en todo os veo como más supersticiosos;

23 Porque pasando y mirando vuestros santuarios, hallé también un altar en el cual estaba esta inscripción: AL DIOS NO CONOCIDO. Aquél pues, que vosotros honráis sin conocerle, á éste os anuncio yo.

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