Acts 17:21
King James Version (KJV)
(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.)
In context
19 And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is?
20 For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean.
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.)
22 Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars’ hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious.
23 For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.
Acts 17:21 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- (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.)
- WEB World English Bible
- 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Now all the Athenians and foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing more than hearing and articulating new ideas.
- ASV American Standard Version
- (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.)
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- and all Athenians, and the strangers sojourning, for nothing else were at leisure but to say something, and to hear some newer thing.
- DBY Darby Translation
- Now all [the] Athenians and the strangers sojourning there spent their time in nothing else than to tell and to hear the news.
- WBS Webster Bible
- (For all the Athenians and strangers who were there, spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.)