Acts 17:21

(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.)

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Other Translations for Acts 17:21

BSB
Now all the Athenians and foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing more than hearing and articulating new ideas.
AKJV
(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.)
CPDV
(Now all the Athenians, and arriving visitors, were occupying themselves with nothing other than speaking or hearing various new ideas.)
ERV
(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.)
NHEB
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.
SMT
(And all the Athenians and strangers being present, passed time in nothing else but to say or hear some thing new.)

Commentary for Acts 17:21

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Barnes’ Notes Classic commentary from Albert Barnes Matthew Henry Commentary Classic commentary from Matthew Henry
Overview of Acts 17:21
Summary
Athenians obsess over intellectual novelty.
Place
Athens
Event
Athenians pursue novelty
Estimated Time Period
c. 50 AD
Category
Narrative