Acts 17:20

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Acts 17:20

For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean.

Strange

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Strange

I have prescribed unto him the manifold things of my law: they are counted as a strange thing.

And Jesus said to his disciples, Verily I say unto you, A rich man shall with difficulty enter into the kingdom of the heavens;

And the disciples were amazed at his words. And Jesus again answering says to them, Children, how difficult it is that those who trust in riches should enter into the kingdom of God!

Many therefore of his disciples having heard it said, This word is hard; who can hear it?

The Jews therefore said to one another, Where is he about to go that we shall not find him? Is he about to go to the dispersion among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks?

For the word of the cross is to them that perish foolishness, but to us that are saved it is God's power.

But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him; and he cannot know them because they are spiritually discerned;

Concerning whom we have much to say, and hard to be interpreted in speaking of it, since ye are become dull in hearing.

Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them to the same sink of corruption, speaking injuriously of you;