Acts 17:21
“(For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.)”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
For all the Athenians,.... The natives of Athens, who were born and lived there, and were inhabitants of the city, and…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
For all the Athenians - This was their general character. And strangers which were there - Athens was greatly…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
All the Athenians and strangers which were there - As Athens was renowned for its wisdom and learning, it became a place…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Acts 17:16-21
A scholar that has acquaintance, and is in love, with the learning of the ancients, would think he should be very happy…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
This verse is a parenthesis explanatory of what has gone before. The audience had been struck with the strange teaching,…
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