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

They claimed to be wise, but they have become fools;

Sage, scribe, critic of this world, where are they all? Has not God stultified the wisdom of the world?

Beware of anyone getting hold of you by means of a theosophy which is specious make-believe, on the lines of human tradition, corresponding to the Elemental spirits of the world and not to Christ.

Encountered

Some of those who belonged to the so-called synagogue of the Libyans, the Cyrenians, and the Alexandrians, as well as to that of the Cilicians and Asiatics, started a dispute with Stephen,

When they reached the disciples they saw a large crowd round them, and some scribes arguing with them.

After he had gone away, the scribes and Pharisees commenced to follow him up closely and cross-question him on many points,

Babbler

Let no one deceive himself about this; whoever of you imagines he is wise with this world's wisdom must become a 'fool,' if he is really to be wise.

Jesus

inasmuch as he has fixed a day on which he will judge the world justly by a man whom he has destined for this. And he has given proof of this to all by raising him from the dead."

that the Christ is capable of suffering, and that he should be the first to rise from the dead and bring the message of light to the People and to the Gentiles?"

it was for this that Christ died and rose and came to life, to be Lord both of the dead and of the living.

First and foremost, I passed on to you what I had myself received, namely, that Christ died for our sins as the scriptures had said,

General references

No, God has chosen what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God has chosen what is weak in the world to shame what is strong;