19Then 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?


In Context

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?

20 You are bringing some strange ideas to our ears, and we want to know what they mean."

21 (All the Athenians and the foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing but talking about and listening to the latest ideas.)

Acts 17:19 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:19And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, [is? ]

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

17:19And taking him, they brought him to the Areopagus, saying: May we know what this new doctrine is, which thou speakest of?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

17:19And they took hold of him, and brought him unto the Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new teaching is, which is spoken by thee?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:19And having taken hold on him they brought him to Areopagus, saying, Might we know what this new doctrine which is spoken by thee is?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

17:19And they took hold of him, and brought him unto the Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new teaching is, which is spoken by thee?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:19And they took him, and brought him to Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine is, of which thou speakest?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:19They took hold of him, and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, |May we know what this new teaching is, which is spoken by you?

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

17:19having also taken him, unto the Areopagus they brought him, saying, 'Are we able to know what is this new teaching that is spoken by thee,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:19And they took him, and brought him to Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof you speak, is?