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

1 Corinthians 3:18

Jesus

General references

1 Corinthians 1:27

Bible References

Philosophers

pretending to be wise, they became fools:

where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputant of this age? has not God prov'd the wisdom of this world to be downright folly.

beware lest any one seduce you by the vain illusions of philosophy, founded upon human traditions, and meer shadows, and not upon Christ:

Encountered

when some out of the several synagogues, belonging to the freed men, to the Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and to those of Cilicia, and of Asia, came to dispute with Stephen.

When he was come to the other disciples, he found a great crowd about them, and the Pharisees disputing with them.

As he was pursuing his discourse, the Scribes and Pharisees passionately urg'd him with many captious questions, in order to ensnare him,

Babbler

let no man deceive himself: if any among you pretends to worldly wisdom, let him commence fool, in order to be truly wise.

Jesus

because he has fix'd the day, when he will judge in equity, by that man, whom he has appointed thereto: of which he has given full proof to all the world, by having raised him from the dead."

that he should be the first that was to rise from the dead: and that he should enlighten both the Jews and the Gentiles."

for to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.

I acquainted you chiefly with what I received myself, that Christ died for our sins, as the scriptures foretold:

General references

but God hath chosen those who are foolish in the opinion of the world, to confound the wise; and the weak men of the world to confound the mighty: