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

Then Jesus said to his disciples, Truly do I say to you, it will be hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.

And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answering again saith to them, Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!

Many therefore of his disciples, when they heard this, said, This teaching is hard; who can listen to it?

The Jews therefore said among themselves, Whither will this man go, that we shall not find him? Will he go to the dispersed among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks?

For the preaching of the cross is to those who are perishing, foolishness, but to us who are being saved, it is the power of God.

But the unspiritual man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God; for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot know them; because they are spiritually discerned.

Of whom we have much to say, and hard to be explained, seeing ye have become dull of hearing.

at which they are astonished that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you;