Acts 17:18

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

Romans 1:22

1 Corinthians 1:20

Colossians 2:8

Encountered

Acts 6:9

Mark 9:14

Luke 11:53

Babbler

Proverbs 23:9

Proverbs 26:12

1 Corinthians 3:18

Jesus

General references

1 Corinthians 1:27

Bible References

Philosophers

Though claiming to be wise, they became fools

Where is the wise person? Where is the scholar? Where is the philosopher of this age? God has turned the wisdom of the world into nonsense, hasn't he?

See to it that no one enslaves you through philosophy and empty deceit according to human tradition, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to the Messiah,

Encountered

But some men who belonged to the Synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called), as well as some Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and men from Cilicia and Asia, stood up and began to debate with Stephen.

As they approached the other disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and some scribes arguing with them.

As Jesus was leaving, the scribes and the Pharisees began to oppose him fiercely, interrogating him about many things.

Babbler

Don't speak when a fool is listening, because he'll despise your wise words.

Do you see a man who is wise in his own opinion? There's more hope for a fool than for him.

Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in the ways of this world, he must become a fool to become really wise.

Jesus

because he has set a day when he is going to judge the world with justice through a man whom he has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising him from the dead."

that the Messiah would suffer and be the first to rise from the dead and would bring light both to our people and to the gentiles."

For this reason the Messiah died and returned to life, so that he might become the Lord of both the dead and the living.

For I passed on to you the most important points that I received: The Messiah died for our sins according to the Scriptures,

General references

But God chose what is nonsense in the world to make the wise feel ashamed. God chose what is weak in the world to make the strong feel ashamed.