Acts 17:18

And some also of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers were encountering him. And some said, "What would this babbler wish to say?" And others said, He seems to be a proclaimer of foreign gods;" because he proclaimed the good tidings of Jesus and the resurrection.

James 1:19

Ye know this, my beloved brethren; but let every man be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath;

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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
And some also of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers were encountering him. And some said, "What would this babbler wish to say?" And others said, He seems to be a proclaimer of foreign gods;" because he proclaimed the good tidings of Jesus and the resurrection.
James 1:19
Ye know this, my beloved brethren; but let every man be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath;