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Acts 17:16-23
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Paul in Athens

16Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he saw that the city was full of idols. 17So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and the devout persons, and in the marketplace every day with those who happened to be there. 18Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also conversed with him. And some said, “What does this babbler wish to say?” Others said, “He seems to be a preacher of foreign divinities”—because he was preaching Jesus and the resurrection. 19And they took him and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, “May we know what this new teaching is that you are presenting? 20For you bring some strange things to our ears. We wish to know therefore what these things mean.” 21Now all the Athenians and the foreigners who lived there would spend their time in nothing except telling or hearing something new.

Paul Addresses the Areopagus

22So Paul, standing in the midst of the Areopagus, said: “Men of Athens, I perceive that in every way you are very religious. 23For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription, ‘To the unknown god.’ What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you.

Displaying 1-10 of 12 sermons for this passage.

Paul’s Bold Proclamation

Acts 17:22–34, Romans 1:28–32 Sermon 45:10 ID: 3590

He Has Fixed a Day

Acts 17:22–34 Sermon 28:33 ID: 3483

Some Strange Things (Ocean Reef)

Acts 17:16–21 Sermon 30:23 ID: 3482

Christ-Shaped Mission and the Search for Meaning

Acts 17:22–34 Sermon 41:22 ID: 3347

No Place for Truth

Acts 17:16–34 Sermon 53:34 ID: 3076

City of Idols — Part One

Acts 17:16–23, Isaiah 44:16–20 Sermon Includes Transcript 39:29 ID: 2447

City of Idols — Part Two

Acts 17:22–34 Sermon Includes Transcript 31:55 ID: 2448

Strange Ideas — Part Two

Acts 17:22–34 Sermon 35:05 ID: 0126

Strange Ideas — Part One

Acts 17:16–21 Sermon 31:30 ID: 0125

Kingdoms in Conflict (San Francisco)

2 Corinthians 10:3–4, Acts 17:22–34, John 18:36 Sermon 51:49 ID: 1921

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The Kingdom of God, Volume 2

Matthew 1:1 – Revelation 22:21 Series ID: 26802