Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
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.
Philosophers
Encountered
General references
Bible References
Philosophers
Romans 1:22
Claiming to be wise, they became fools
1 Corinthians 1:20
Where is the philosopher? Where is the scholar? Where is the debater of this age? Hasn’t God made the world’s wisdom foolish?
Colossians 2:8
Be careful that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deceit based on human tradition, based on the elemental forces of the world, and not based on Christ.
Encountered
Acts 6:9
Then some from what is called the Freedmen’s Synagogue, composed of both Cyrenians and Alexandrians, and some from Cilicia and Asia, came forward and disputed with Stephen.
Mark 9:14
When they came to the disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and scribes disputing with them.
Luke 11:53
When He left there, the scribes and the Pharisees began to oppose Him fiercely and to cross-examine Him about many things;
Babbler
Proverbs 23:9 Don’t speak to a fool,
for he will despise the insight of your words.
for he will despise the insight of your words.
Proverbs 26:12 Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes?
There is more hope for a fool than for him.
There is more hope for a fool than for him.
1 Corinthians 3:18
No one should deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks he is wise in this age, he must become foolish so that he can become wise.
Jesus
Acts 17:31
because He has set a day when He is going to judge the world in righteousness by the Man He has appointed. He has provided proof of this to everyone by raising Him from the dead.”
Acts 26:23
that the Messiah must suffer, and that as the first to rise from the dead, He would proclaim light to our people and to the Gentiles.”
Romans 14:9
Christ died and came to life for this: that He might rule over both the dead and the living.
1 Corinthians 15:3
For I passed on to you as most important what I also received:
that Christ died for our sins
according to the Scriptures,
according to the Scriptures,
General references
1 Corinthians 1:27
Instead, God has chosen what is foolish in the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen what is weak in the world to shame the strong.