Acts 17:18

Some of the Epicurean and the Stoic philosophers began to debate with him; and some said, "What is this scraps-of-truth-picker trying to say?" Others said, "He seems to be a preacher of foreign deities." They said so because he was telling the good news of Jesus and the resurrection.

James 1:19

You must understand this, my dearly loved brothers. Everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to get angry;

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Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified?

The multitude

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The multitude

Acts 17:18
Some of the Epicurean and the Stoic philosophers began to debate with him; and some said, "What is this scraps-of-truth-picker trying to say?" Others said, "He seems to be a preacher of foreign deities." They said so because he was telling the good news of Jesus and the resurrection.
James 1:19
You must understand this, my dearly loved brothers. Everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to get angry;