Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For thou bringest strange tidings to our ears. We would know therefore what these things mean."
New American Standard Bible
For you are bringing some strange things to our ears; so we want to know what these things mean.”
King James Version
For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean.
Holman Bible
For what you say sounds strange to us, and we want to know what these ideas mean.”
International Standard Version
It sounds rather strange to our ears, and we would like to know what it means."
A Conservative Version
For thou bring some surprising things to our ears. Therefore, we want to know whatever these things aim to be.
American Standard Version
For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean.
Amplified
For you are bringing some startling and strange things to our ears; so we want to know what they mean.”
An Understandable Version
You are telling us some very unusual things and we would like to know what they mean."
Anderson New Testament
For you bring some strange things to our ears: we wish to understand then what these things mean.
Bible in Basic English
For you seem to us to say strange things, and we have a desire to get the sense of them.
Common New Testament
For you are bringing some strange things to our ears; so we want to know what these things mean."
Daniel Mace New Testament
for what you say sounds so very strange, we should be glad to know what it means.
Darby Translation
For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears. We wish therefore to know what these things may mean.
Godbey New Testament
For you bring certain strange things to our hearing: therefore we desire to know what these things wish to be.
Goodspeed New Testament
Some of the things you tell us sound strange to us, and we want to know just what they mean."
John Wesley New Testament
For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears; we would therefore know, what these things mean?
Julia Smith Translation
For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we wish therefore to know what these things may be.
King James 2000
For you bring certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For you are bringing some astonishing things to our ears. Therefore we want to know what {these things mean}."
Modern King James verseion
For you bring certain strange things to our ears, therefore we are minded to know what these things mean.
Moffatt New Testament
You talk of some things that sound strange to us; so we want to know what they mean."
Montgomery New Testament
"For you are bringing certain strange things to our ears. We want to know, therefore, what these things mean."
NET Bible
For you are bringing some surprising things to our ears, so we want to know what they mean."
New Heart English Bible
For you bring certain strange things to our ears. We want to know therefore what these things mean."
Noyes New Testament
For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears. We would know therefore what these things mean.
Sawyer New Testament
for you bring certain strange things to our ears; we wish therefore to know what these things mean.
The Emphasized Bible
For, certain foreign things, art thou bringing into our hearing: We are minded to get to know, therefore, what these things please to be!
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For thou bringest some strange stories to our ears; we wish therefore to know what these things mean.
Twentieth Century New Testament
For you are bringing some strange things to our notice, and we should like to know what they mean."
Webster
For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears; we would know therefore what these things mean.
Weymouth New Testament
For the things you are saying sound strange to us. We should therefore like to be told exactly what they mean."
Williams New Testament
For some of the things you bring sound startling to us; so we want to know just what they mean."
World English Bible
For you bring certain strange things to our ears. We want to know therefore what these things mean."
Worrell New Testament
for you bring to our ears certain strange things; we wish, therefore, to know what these things mean."
Worsley New Testament
For thou bringest strange things to our ears; we would therefore know what these things mean.
Youngs Literal Translation
for certain strange things thou dost bring to our ears? we wish, then, to know what these things would wish to be;'
Themes
Athens » A city » A city of greece
Curiosity » Instances of » Of the athenians, to hear some new thing
Missionary journeys » Ac 13-14 » Second - with silas
Paul's » First - with barnabas and john mark ac 13-14 » Second - with silas
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 17:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
Paul In Athens
19 And they took him, and brought him into Mars Street, saying, "May we not know what is this new doctrine whereof thou speakest? 20 For thou bringest strange tidings to our ears. We would know therefore what these things mean." 21 For all the Athenians and strangers which were there gave themselves to nothing else, but either to tell or to hear new tidings.
Phrases
Cross References
Hosea 8:12
Though I show them my law never so much, they count it but strange doctrine.
1 Peter 4:4
And it seemeth to them a strange thing that ye run not also with them unto the same excess of riot, and therefore speak they evil of you,
Matthew 19:23-25
Then Jesus said then unto his disciples: "Verily I say unto you, it is hard for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Mark 9:10
And they kept that saying within them, and demanded one of another, what that rising from death again should mean?
Mark 10:24-26
And his disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answered again, and said unto them, "Children: how hard is it for them, that trust in their riches, to enter into the kingdom of God?
John 6:60
Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, "This is a hard saying; Who can abide the hearing of it?"
John 7:35-36
Then said the Jews between themselves, "Whither will he go, that we shall not find him? Will he go among the gentiles, which are scattered all abroad, and teach the gentiles?
Acts 2:12
They were all amazed, and wondered: saying one to another, "What meaneth this?"
Acts 10:17
While Peter mused in himself what this vision which he had seen meant, behold: the men which were sent from Cornelius, had made inquirance for Simon's house, and stood before the door.
1 Corinthians 1:18
For the preaching of the cross is, to them that perish, foolishness: but unto us which are saved, it is the power of God.
1 Corinthians 1:23
But we preach Christ crucified: unto the Jews, an occasion of falling; and unto the Greeks, foolishness.
1 Corinthians 2:14
For the natural man perceiveth not the things of the spirit of God, for they are but foolishness unto him: Neither can he perceive them, because he is spiritually examined.
Hebrews 5:11
Whereof we have many things to say which are hard to be uttered: because ye are dull of hearing.