Acts 17:16
“Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Acts 17:16 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he beheld the city full of idols.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
While Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his heart was stirred at seeing the whole city full of idols.
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Während aber Paulus sie in Athen erwartete, wurde sein Geist in ihm erregt, da er die Stadt voll von Götzenbildern sah.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y esperándolos Pablo en Atenas, su espíritu se deshacía en él viendo la ciudad dada á idolatría.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E enquanto Paulo os esperava em Atenas, seu espírito se incomodava dentro dele, ao ver a cidade tão dedicada à idolatria.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Enquanto Paulo esperava por eles em Atenas, seu espírito se indignou quando viu a cidade cheia de ídolos.
📖 Acts 17:16 in Context
14And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul to go as it were to the sea: but Silas and Timotheus abode there still.
15And they that conducted Paul brought him unto Athens: and receiving a commandment unto Silas and Timotheus for to come to him with all speed, they departed.
16Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry.
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.
18Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection.
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