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

Declaring themselves to be wise, they were fools,

Where the wise? where the scribe? where the seekers together of this life has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

See ye lest any be carrying you off by philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the elements of the world, and not according to Christ.

Encountered

And certain of them arose from the synagogue, called Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrian, and of them from Cilicia and Asia, seeking out with Stephen.

And having come to the disciples, he saw a great crowd about them, and the scribes seeking out with them.

And he saying these things to them, the scribes and Pharisees began to hold on greatly, and to put questions to him of many things:

Babbler

In the ears of the foolish thou shalt not speak, for he will despise for the understanding of thy words.

Sawest thou a man wise in his eyes? hope is for the foolish one more than for him.

Let none completely deceive himself. If any think to be wise in this life, let him be foolish, that he may he wise.

Jesus

Wherefore he set a day, in which he is about to judge the habitable globe in justice by the man whom he appointed; having offered faith to all, having raised him from the dead.

That Christ exposed to suffering, that first from the rising of the dead, he is about to announce light to the people, and nations.

For, for this Christ also died, and also arose, and returned again to life, that he might also reign over the dead and the living.

For I delivered to you among the first, what I also received, that Christ died for our sins, according to the writings;

General references

But the foolish things of the world, has God chosen that he might shame the wise; and the weak things of the world has God chosen that he might shame things strong;