Acts 17:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry.”
Acts 17:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Acts 17:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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Acts 17:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he saw the city full of idols.”
Acts 17:16 — World English Bible
Acts 17:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he beheld the city full of idols.”
Acts 17:16 — American Standard Version
Acts 17:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and Paul waiting for them in Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, beholding the city wholly given to idolatry,”
Acts 17:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Acts 17:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“But in Athens, while Paul was waiting for them, his spirit was painfully excited in him seeing the city given up to idolatry.”
Acts 17:16 — Darby Translation
Acts 17:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Nowe while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirite was stirred in him, when hee sawe the citie subiect to idolatrie.”
Acts 17:16 — Geneva Bible
Acts 17:16 in Context — Acts 17
14 Alors les frères firent aussitôt partir Paul du côté de la mer; Silas et Timothée restèrent à Bérée.
15 Ceux qui accompagnaient Paul le conduisirent jusqu’à Athènes. Puis ils s’en retournèrent, chargés de transmettre à Silas et à Timothée l’ordre de le rejoindre au plus tôt.
16 Comme Paul les attendait à Athènes, il sentait au-dedans de lui son esprit s’irriter, à la vue de cette ville pleine d’idoles.
17 Il s’entretenait donc dans la synagogue avec les Juifs et les hommes craignant Dieu, et sur la place publique chaque jour avec ceux qu’il rencontrait.
18 Quelques philosophes épicuriens et stoïciens se mirent à parler avec lui. Et les uns disaient: Que veut dire ce discoureur? D’autres, l’entendant annoncer Jésus et la résurrection, disaient: Il semble qu’il annonce des divinités étrangères.
What Does Acts 17:16 Mean?
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