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Acts 17:16-19 (NIRV)

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¹⁶ Paul was waiting for Silas and Timothy in Athens. He was very upset to see that the city was full of statues of gods. ¹⁷ So he went to the synagogue. There he talked with Jews and with Greeks who worshiped God. Each day he spoke with anyone who happened to be in the market place. ¹⁸ A group of Epicurean and Stoic thinkers began to argue with him. Some of them asked, "What is this fellow chattering about?" Others said, "He seems to be telling us about gods we've never heard of." They said this because Paul was preaching the good news about Jesus. He was telling them that Jesus had risen from the dead. ¹⁹ They took him to a meeting of the Areopagus. There they said to him, "What is this new teaching you're giving us?

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 16) Seeking God (part I) (2010-12-11)
(v. 16) Day 16 - Saved to Save (2011-12-19)
(v. 17) Power of Gratitude - Uncommon Peace (2008-02-26)
(v. 17) Seeking God (part I) (2010-12-11)
(v. 17) Day 16 - Saved to Save (2011-12-19)
(v. 18) Seeking God (part I) (2010-12-11)
(v. 18) Day 16 - Saved to Save (2011-12-19)
(v. 19) Seeking God (part I) (2010-12-11)
(v. 19) Day 16 - Saved to Save (2011-12-19)

Definition(s):
Jesus (Jeez-us): savior; deliverer
Silas (Sigh-lass): three, or the third
So (Soh):
Timothy (Tim-oth-y):