17So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and the God-fearing Greeks, as well as in the marketplace day by day with those who happened to be there.


In Context

14 The brothers immediately sent Paul to the coast, but Silas and Timothy stayed at Berea.

15 The men who escorted Paul brought him to Athens and then left with instructions for Silas and Timothy to join him as soon as possible.

16 While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was greatly distressed to see that the city was full of idols.

17 So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and the God-fearing Greeks, as well as in the marketplace day by day with those who happened to be there.

18 A group of Epicurean and Stoic philosophers began to dispute with him. Some of them asked, "What is this babbler trying to say?" Others remarked, "He seems to be advocating foreign gods." They said this because Paul was preaching the good news about Jesus and the resurrection.

19 Then they took him and brought him to a meeting of the Areopagus, where they said to him, "May we know what this new teaching is that you are presenting?

Acts 17:17 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:17Therefore disputed he in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout persons, and in the market daily with them that met with him.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

17:17He disputed, therefore, in the synagogue with the Jews, and with them that served God, and in the marketplace, every day with them that were there.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

17:17So he reasoned in the synagogue with Jews and the devout persons, and in the marketplace every day with them that met him.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:17He reasoned therefore in the synagogue with the Jews, and those who worshipped, and in the market-place every day with those he met with.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

17:17So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and the devout persons, and in the marketplace every day with them that met with him.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:17Therefore he disputed in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout persons, and in the market daily with them that met with him.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:17So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and the devout persons, and in the marketplace every day with those who met him.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

17:17therefore, indeed, he was reasoning in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the worshipping persons, and in the market-place every day with those who met with him.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:17Therefore disputed he in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout persons, and in the market daily with them that met with him.