Acts 17:16
Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry.
KJV
Ἐν δὲ ταῖς Ἀθήναις ἐκδεχομένου αὐτοὺς τοῦ Παύλου, παρωξύνετο τὸ πνεῦμα αὐτοῦ ἐν αὐτῷ θεωροῦντος κατείδωλον οὖσαν τὴν πόλιν.
Greek NT
Paulus autem cum Athenis eos exspectaret, incitabatur spiritus ejus in ipso, videns idololatriæ deditam civitatem.
Vulgate
Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he beheld the city full of idols.
ASV
Now whilst Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred within him, seeing the city wholly given to idolatry.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
13 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Textual variants
1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
- θεωροῦντος — SBLGNT
- θεωροῦντος — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- θεωροῦντι — Robinson-Pierpont
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 2Cor 7:11 — For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement des
- 2Pet 2:7 — And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked:
- Acts 14:15 — And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and
- Acts 17:22 — Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars’ hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious.
- Exod 32:19 — And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing: and Moses’ anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount
- Jer 20:9 — Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name. But his word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not stay
- Jer 20:9 — Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name. But his word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not stay
- Job 32:18 — For I am full of matter, the spirit within me constraineth me.
- Mark 3:5 — And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restor
- Mic 3:8 — But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the LORD, and of judgment, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin.
- Ps 119:136 — Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law.
- Ps 119:158 — I beheld the transgressors, and was grieved; because they kept not thy word.