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Acts 17:20 Cross-References
Explore 13 cross-references for Acts 17:20 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Acts chapter 17 verse 20 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean .”
Acts 17:20 (KJV)
Commentary on Acts 17:20
Thou bringest certain strange things to our ears (ξενίζοντά τινα εἰσφέρεις εἰς τὰς ἀκοὰς ἡμῶν)—The verb xenizonta means "foreign," "alien," or "surprising." The Epicurean and Stoic philosophers found Paul's proclamation of Jesus and the resurrection (anastasis, v.18) utterly novel—not merely unfamiliar, but intellectually jarring to Greek philosophical categories. Athens prided itself on intellectual sophistication, yet Paul's gospel defied their wisdom (cf. 1 Corinthians 1:23).We would know therefore what these things mean (βουλόμεθα οὖν γνῶναι τίνα θέλει ταῦτα εἶναι)—The word boulometha expr...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Acts 17:20
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“and foolishness to Greeks”
“for they are foolishness to him”
“I have written to him the great things of my law”
“but to us who are saved it is the power of God.”
“blaspheming:”
“behold”
“Where will this man go that we won't find him? Will he go to the Dispersion among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks?,Then said the Jews among themselves, Whither will he go, that we shall not find him? will he go unto the dispersed among the Gentiles, and teach the Gentiles?,,,,,,,,”
“questioning what the rising from the dead meant.”
“Most certainly I say to you, a rich man will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven with difficulty.,Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven.,,,,,,,,”
“when they heard this”