Act 17:20 | NET2full | STEP | For you are bringing some surprising things to our ears , so we want to know what they mean .”

‏ Acts 17:20

20 For you are bringing some surprising things ^{▼▼tn BDAG 684 s.v. ξενίζω 2 translates the substantival participle ξενίζοντα (xenizonta) as “astonishing things Ac 17:20.”} to our ears, so we want to know what they ^{▼▼tn Grk “these things,” but since the referent (“surprising things”) is so close, the repetition of “these things” sounds redundant in English, so the pronoun “they” was substituted in the translation.} mean.”