• Acts 17:18
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures

    • 18 But some of both the Ep·i·cu·reʹan and the Stoʹic philosophers began disputing with him, and some were saying: “What is it this chatterer would like to tell?” Others: “He seems to be a proclaimer of foreign deities.” This was because he was declaring the good news of Jesus and the resurrection.+

  • Acts 17:18
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures

    • 18 τινὲς Some δὲ but καὶ also τῶν of the ᾿Επικουρίων Epicurean καὶ and Στωικῶν Stoic φιλοσόφων philosophers συνέβαλλον were throwing together αὐτῷ, to him, καί and τινες some ἔλεγον were saying Τί What ἂν likely θέλοι would will ὁ the σπερμολόγος seed picker οὗτος this λέγειν; to be saying? οἱ The (ones) δέ, but, Ξένων Of foreign δαιμονίων demons δοκεῖ he is seeming καταγγελεὺς publisher εἶναι· to be; ὅτι because τὸν the Ἰησοῦν Jesus καὶ and τὴν the ἀνάστασιν resurrection εὐηγγελίζετο. he was declaring as good news.

  • Acts 17:18
    The Bible in Living English

    • 18 And some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers encountered him, and some said “What is this phrasemonger trying to say?” and others “He seems to be a propagandist for foreign divinities,” because he was preaching the gospel of Jesus and Resurrection.

  • Acts 17:18
    American Standard Version

    • 18 And certain also of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers encountered him. And some said, What would this babbler say? others, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached Jesus and the resurrection.

  • Acts 17:18
    The Emphasized Bible

    • 18 But certain both of the Epicurean and of the Stoic philosophers were encountering him; and some were saying—What might this picker-up-of-scraps wish to be saying? And others—Of foreign demons he seemeth to be a declarer: because of Jesus and the Resurrection he was announcing the joyful tidings.

  • Acts 17:18
    King James Version

    • 18 Then 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.