Acts 17:21 meaning and explanation
Now all the Athenians and foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing more than hearing and articulating new ideas.
Acts 17:21, Berean Standard Bible
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Luke, the narrator of Acts, pauses to describe the setting in Athens before Paul speaks at the Areopagus. The Athenians and the resident foreigners had a reputation for leisure devoted to novelty: their whole occupation was telling and hearing the latest idea.
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