Parallel Verses
Daniel Mace New Testament
for what you say sounds so very strange, we should be glad to know what it means.
New American Standard Bible
For you are bringing some strange things to our ears; so we want to know what these things mean.”
King James Version
For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean.
Holman Bible
For what you say sounds strange to us, and we want to know what these ideas mean.”
International Standard Version
It sounds rather strange to our ears, and we would like to know what it means."
A Conservative Version
For thou bring some surprising things to our ears. Therefore, we want to know whatever these things aim to be.
American Standard Version
For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean.
Amplified
For you are bringing some startling and strange things to our ears; so we want to know what they mean.”
An Understandable Version
You are telling us some very unusual things and we would like to know what they mean."
Anderson New Testament
For you bring some strange things to our ears: we wish to understand then what these things mean.
Bible in Basic English
For you seem to us to say strange things, and we have a desire to get the sense of them.
Common New Testament
For you are bringing some strange things to our ears; so we want to know what these things mean."
Darby Translation
For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears. We wish therefore to know what these things may mean.
Godbey New Testament
For you bring certain strange things to our hearing: therefore we desire to know what these things wish to be.
Goodspeed New Testament
Some of the things you tell us sound strange to us, and we want to know just what they mean."
John Wesley New Testament
For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears; we would therefore know, what these things mean?
Julia Smith Translation
For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we wish therefore to know what these things may be.
King James 2000
For you bring certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For you are bringing some astonishing things to our ears. Therefore we want to know what {these things mean}."
Modern King James verseion
For you bring certain strange things to our ears, therefore we are minded to know what these things mean.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For thou bringest strange tidings to our ears. We would know therefore what these things mean."
Moffatt New Testament
You talk of some things that sound strange to us; so we want to know what they mean."
Montgomery New Testament
"For you are bringing certain strange things to our ears. We want to know, therefore, what these things mean."
NET Bible
For you are bringing some surprising things to our ears, so we want to know what they mean."
New Heart English Bible
For you bring certain strange things to our ears. We want to know therefore what these things mean."
Noyes New Testament
For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears. We would know therefore what these things mean.
Sawyer New Testament
for you bring certain strange things to our ears; we wish therefore to know what these things mean.
The Emphasized Bible
For, certain foreign things, art thou bringing into our hearing: We are minded to get to know, therefore, what these things please to be!
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For thou bringest some strange stories to our ears; we wish therefore to know what these things mean.
Twentieth Century New Testament
For you are bringing some strange things to our notice, and we should like to know what they mean."
Webster
For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears; we would know therefore what these things mean.
Weymouth New Testament
For the things you are saying sound strange to us. We should therefore like to be told exactly what they mean."
Williams New Testament
For some of the things you bring sound startling to us; so we want to know just what they mean."
World English Bible
For you bring certain strange things to our ears. We want to know therefore what these things mean."
Worrell New Testament
for you bring to our ears certain strange things; we wish, therefore, to know what these things mean."
Worsley New Testament
For thou bringest strange things to our ears; we would therefore know what these things mean.
Youngs Literal Translation
for certain strange things thou dost bring to our ears? we wish, then, to know what these things would wish to be;'
Themes
Athens » A city » A city of greece
Curiosity » Instances of » Of the athenians, to hear some new thing
Missionary journeys » Ac 13-14 » Second - with silas
Paul's » First - with barnabas and john mark ac 13-14 » Second - with silas
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 17:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
Paul In Athens
19 One day they conducted him to the Areopagus, and said to him, may we know what this new doctrine is, which you publish? 20 for what you say sounds so very strange, we should be glad to know what it means. 21 now the Athenians, and the foreigners residing at Athens generally amus'd themselves about nothing, but hearing and spreading of news.
Phrases
Cross References
1 Peter 4:4
As they think it strange, that you don't concur in the same profusion of luxury, they traduce you.
Matthew 19:23-25
then said Jesus to his disciples, I declare unto you, it will be difficult for a rich man to enter into the gospel kingdom.
Mark 9:10
an expression which they dwelt upon, asking one another the meaning of "till he was raised from the dead."
Mark 10:24-26
at this expression the disciples were much surpriz'd. but Jesus reassum'd the discourse, and said, how difficult a thing is it for those, who place their trust in riches, to enter into the divine kingdom?
John 6:60
when many of his disciples, who heard him, said, this is strange doctrine, who can hear it?
John 7:35-36
upon which the Jews said among themselves, whither will he go, that we cannot find him? will he go to the dispersed Jews among the Greeks, and instruct the Greeks?
Acts 2:12
and they were all amazed, and perplex'd, saying one to another, what can the meaning of this be?
Acts 10:17
While Peter was perplexed about the signification of this vision, the messengers from Cornelius having enquir'd out Simon's house, arriv'd at the gate,
1 Corinthians 1:18
For tho' the doctrine of the cross seems folly to those that perish: yet we that are to be saved, do feel its energy is divine.
1 Corinthians 1:23
we preach Christ crucified, an obstacle to the Jews indeed, and to the Gentiles foolishness: but to those who believe,
1 Corinthians 2:14
but the animal man does not receive the effusions of the spirit of God; for they are foolishness to him; neither can he understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.
Hebrews 5:11
On this head we have many things to say, not easily to be comprehended, because of your prejudices.