Acts 17
17:1And having traveled through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came unto Thessalonica, where there was the synagogue of the Jews.
17:2And according to the thing accustomed to Paul, he entered to them, and for three Sabbaths he reasoned with them from the scriptures,
17:3opening and pointing out that it was a must for the Christ to suffer, and to be raised up from the dead; and that this one is the Christ -- Jesus, whom I announce to you.
17:4And some of them yielded, and associated with Paul and Silas; both of the worshiping Greeks, a great multitude, and of the foremost women not a few.
17:5And having taken up with the Jews, the ones resisting persuasion of the advocates, certain wicked men, and having raised a mob, made a disruption in the city. And having stood by the house of Jason, they sought to lead them unto the people.
17:6But not having found them, they dragged Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, yelling that, The ones overthrowing the inhabitable world are these, and they are at hand here,
17:7whom Jason has welcomed; and these all act contrary of the decrees of Caesar, saying another to be king -- Jesus.
17:8And the multitude and the rulers of the city were disturbed hearing these things.
17:9And having taken a fit security from Jason, and the rest, they released them.
17:10And the brethren immediately by the night sent forth both Paul and Silas unto Berea; who, being come, went into the synagogue of the Jews.
17:11And these were more well-born of the ones in Thessalonica, who received the word with all eagerness, by the day examining the scriptures, if these held such things.
17:12Many indeed then from them believed; and of the decent Greek women, and men, there were not a few.
17:13But when the Jews from Thessalonica knew that also in Berea the word of God was announced by Paul, they came also shaking up the multitudes.
17:14And immediately then the brethren sent Paul to go as by the sea. But both Silas and Timothy remained behind there.
17:15And the ones standing by Paul led him unto Athens; and having received a command to Silas and Timothy, that as quickly as possible they should come to him, they exited.
17:16But in Athens, Paul looking out for them, was provoked in his spirit, in his viewing the city being full of idols.
17:17He reasoned indeed then in the synagogue with the Jews, and the ones worshiping, and in the market every day with the ones coming by.
17:18And some of the Epicureans and Stoics, philosophers, engaged with him. And some said, What ever does this seed picker want to say? And some said, He seems to be an announcer of strange demons; because he announced good news of Jesus and the resurrection to them.
17:19And taking hold of him, they led him unto the Areopagus, saying, Are we able to know what this new teaching being spoken by you is?
17:20For some things being strange you insert into our hearing. We want then to know what ever these things will to be.
17:21And all Athenians, and the emigrating strangers, spend their opportune time in nothing else than to tell and to hear something newer.
17:22And Paul having stood in the middle of the Areopagus, said, Men, Athenians, I view you in all things as ones reverent of gods.
17:23For going through, and contemplating your objects of worship, I found also a shrine in which had been inscribed, To an unknown God. Whom then not knowing you are pious towards, this one I announce to you.
17:24The God, the one making the world and all the things in it, this one being Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in handmade temples,
17:25nor by the hands of men attending is there any feeling any want, himself giving to all life and breath, and all things;
17:26and he made of one blood every nation of men, to dwell upon all the face of the earth, having confirmed beforehand times and the boundaries of their dwelling --
17:27to seek the Lord, if then perhaps they might grope after him, and might find him, though indeed being not far from each one of us.
17:28For in him we live, and move, and are; as also some of the poets among you have said, For of him we are also a family.
17:29Being a family then of God, ought we to think gold, or silver, or stone, an imprint of a craft, and thinking of man to be like the divine?
17:30Indeed then the times of ignorance God having overlooked, at present exhorts all men everywhere to repent;
17:31because he set a day in which he is about to judge the world in righteousness, by a man in whom he confirmed, having furnished belief to all, having raised him from the dead.
17:32And hearing a resurrection of the dead, some taunted; and some said, We will hear you again concerning this.
17:33And thus Paul came forth from out of the midst of them.
17:34But some men cleaving to him believed; among whom also was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman, by name Damaris, and others with them.