Act 17:18 | HCSB | STEP | Then also , some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers argued with him . Some said , “What is this pseudo-intellectual trying to say ?” Others replied, “He seems to be a preacher of foreign deities ” – because he was telling the good news about Jesus and the Resurrection .

Acts 17:18

18 Then also, some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers argued with him. Some said, “What is this pseudo-intellectual ^{▼▼Lit this seed picker; = one who picks up scraps} trying to say?”Others replied, “He seems to be a preacher of foreign deities” – because he was telling the good news about Jesus and the Resurrection. ^{▼▼= Gk Anastasis
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