drb - Acts:17:15-34

drb@Acts:17:15 @And they that conducted Paul, brought him as far as Athens; and receiving a commandment from him to Silas and Timothy, that they should come to him with all speed, they departed.

drb@Acts:17:16 @Now whilst Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred within him, seeing the city wholly given to idolatry.

drb@Acts:17:17 @He disputed, therefore, in the synagogue with the Jews, and with them that served God, and in the marketplace, every day with them that were there.

drb@Acts:17:18 @And certain philosophers of the Epicureans and of the Stoics disputed with him; and some said: What is it, that this word sower would say? But others: He seemeth to be a setter forth of new gods; because he preached to them Jesus and the resurrection.

drb@Acts:17:19 @And taking him, they brought him to the Areopagus, saying: May we know what this new doctrine is, which thou speakest of?

drb@Acts:17:20 @For thou bringest in certain new things to our ears. We would know therefore what these things mean.

drb@Acts:17:21 @(Now all the Athenians, and strangers that were there, employed themselves in nothing else, but either in telling or in hearing some new thing.)

drb@Acts:17:22 @But Paul standing in the midst of the Areopagus, said: Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things you are too superstitious.

drb@Acts:17:23 @For passing by, and seeing your idols, I found an altar also, on which was written: To the unknown God

drb@Acts:17:24 @God, who made the world, and all things therein; he, being Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;

drb@Acts:17:25 @Neither is he served with men's hands, as though he needed any thing; seeing it is he who giveth to all life, and breath, and all things:

drb@Acts:17:26 @And hath made of one, all mankind, to dwell upon the whole face of the earth, determining appointed times, and the limits of their habitation.

drb@Acts:17:27 @That they should seek God, if happily they may feel after him or find him, although he be not far from every one of us:

drb@Acts:17:28 @For in him we live, and move, and are; as some also of your own poets said: For we are also his offspring.

drb@Acts:17:29 @Being therefore the offspring of God, we must not suppose the divinity to be like unto gold, or silver, or stone, the graving of art, and device of man.

drb@Acts:17:30 @And God indeed having winked at the times of this ignorance, now declareth unto men, that all should every where do penance.

drb@Acts:17:31 @Because he hath appointed a day wherein he will judge the world in equity, by the man whom he hath appointed; giving faith to all, by raising him up from the dead.

drb@Acts:17:32 @And when they had heard of the resurrection of the dead, some indeed mocked, but others said: We will hear thee again concerning this matter.

drb@Acts:17:33 @So Paul went out from among them.

drb@Acts:17:34 @But certain men adhering to him, did believe; among whom was also Dionysius, the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.