 | James Macknight - 1810 - 452 pages
...gods ; saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof than, sfieakest, is? 20. For thoti bringe&t certain strange things to our ears : we would know, therefore, what these things mean. This course the Athenians took with Paul, not from the love of truth, but as the historian observes,... | |
 | Mrs. Trimmer (Sarah) - 1810 - 456 pages
...doctrine might undergo a public examination. When he was come thither they applied unto him, saying, May we know what this new doctrine whereof thou speakest, is ?; For thoubringest certain strange things to our ears : we would know therefore what these things mean. Now... | |
 | William Huntington (works.) - 1811 - 424 pages
...preached to them Jesus, and the resurrection. And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine whereof thou speakest is? for thou bringest strange things to our ears; we would know, therefore, what these things mean." Paul seems to have some... | |
 | William Warburton, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 418 pages
...which were there [ie such as resided there for education, or out of love for the Athenian manners] spent their time in nothing else but either to tell or to hear some new thing. Now had the writer understood the citation to be of the criminal/cm, he would have given... | |
 | 1805 - 672 pages
...speaking" the words of truth and soberness." Mr. VVhhh'eld Was then preaching from Acts xvii.. iy, 20, ". May we know what this new doctrine whereof thou speakest is? — for thou bringest certain strange tilings to our ears." He went home mucn impressed, and determined to lie;ir him again. the next evening.... | |
 | François-René vicomte de Chateaubriand - 1812 - 446 pages
...find the same inquisitive disposition as in ancient Athens: "All the Athenians," says St. Luke, *' spent their time in nothing else but either to tell or to hear some new thing."* As to the Turks, they exclaimed: transouse! Effendi! and continued to smoke their pipes,... | |
 | James Fishback - 1813 - 326 pages
...them Jesus, and the resurrection. And they took him, and brought him before the Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine whereof thou speakest...things to our ears; we would know therefore what these tilings mean. Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars-Hill, and said; Ye men of Athens, I perceive that... | |
 | Alden Bradford - 1813 - 544 pages
...ears :J we would know therefore what 21 these things mean. (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.) 22 Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars-hill, * The Epieureans supposed that God was indifferent... | |
 | 1863 - 904 pages
...for no novel object. Those who — like the Athenians and the strangers in Athens, of Paul's day, who spent their time in nothing else but either to tell or to hear some new thing — have come to hear of novelties, will not find the speakers treat as novelties the Martyrs... | |
 | François-René vicomte de Chateaubriand - 1814 - 546 pages
...find the same inquisitive disposition as in ancient Athens : " All the Athenians," says St. Luke, " spent their time in nothing else but either to tell or to hear some new thing."* As to the Turks, they exclaimed : Fransouse! Effendi! and continued to smoke their pipes,... | |
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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. 
