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Acts 17:18 Cross-References
Explore 15 cross-references for Acts 17:18 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Acts chapter 17 verse 18 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection. babbler: or, base fellow”
Acts 17:18 (KJV)
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Commentary on Acts 17:18
Certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him—Paul engaged Athens' two dominant philosophical schools. The Epicureans (Ἐπικούρειοι) followed Epicurus (341-270 BC), denying divine providence and seeking pleasure as life's goal. The Stoics (Στωϊκοί) emphasized fate, duty, and pantheistic divine reason permeating nature. Both rejected bodily resurrection as absurd.What will this babbler say? (σπερμολόγος)—Literally "seed-picker," a contemptuous Athens street slang for scavengers who picked up scraps, thus an intellectual charlatan who gathers others' ideas without un...
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Cross-References for Acts 17:18
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“Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?”
“after the tradition of men”
“but you are wise in Christ. We are weak”
“Being grieved that they taught the people”
“the scribes and the Pharisees began to be terribly angry”
“let him become a fool”
“Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.”
“in that he has raised him from the dead.,Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.,,,,,,,,”
“for he will despise the wisdom of your words.”
“they became fools”