Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Acts 17:21 Cross-References
Explore 5 cross-references for Acts 17:21 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Acts chapter 17 verse 21 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“(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 (KJV)
Commentary on Acts 17:21
For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else—Luke provides this parenthetical cultural observation to explain the Athenian response. The Greek phrase εὐκαιροῦντες εἰς οὐδὲν ἕτερον (eukairountes eis ouden heteron) literally means 'had leisure for nothing else,' highlighting how the Athenians devoted their abundant free time exclusively to intellectual novelty.But either to tell, or to hear some new thing (καινότερόν τι, kainoteron ti)—the comparative form 'newer' (rather than simply 'new') captures Athens' insatiable appetite for the latest philosophical...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Acts 17:21
Ranked by relevance from Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
“for they will proceed further in ungodliness”
“redeeming the time.”
“because the days are evil.”
“who don't work at all”
“they also learn to be idle”