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Acts 17:18 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 18. 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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Role in This Section
Introduces Epicurean and Stoic engagement and divided labels for Paul.
Read It With
- Acts 17:16–17:21
Read Acts 17:18 with 17:16–17:21. In isolation, this contribution—introduces Epicurean and Stoic engagement and divided labels for Paul—can be mistaken for the scene's whole claim, detached from its speaker or narrator, or separated from its outcome. The complete unit establishes: Provoked by idols, Paul reasons in synagogue and marketplace, encounters Epicurean and Stoic philosophers, and is brought to the Areopagus amid curiosity about new teaching.
Why It Needs Context
Introduces Epicurean and Stoic engagement and divided labels for Paul. Its responsible force depends on the full sequence, speaker, narrator framing, and outcome of Acts 17:16–17:21; it is connective evidence rather than a complete standalone teaching.
Continue in Context
The full thought-unit study remains the final contextual authority for this Verse Lens.
Read Acts 17:16–17:21 — Paul observes Athens and enters several forumsSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and unit coverage.
Exact location: Acts 17:16–17:21, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗Greek textual evidence
The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition
Michael W. Holmes, editor; Society of Biblical Literature and Logos
Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software, 2010
Supports: Greek wording and punctuation control, without pretending one edition is a complete apparatus.
Exact location: SBLGNT official text, Acts 17:16-17:21
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