Act 17:18 | NASB2020 | STEP | And some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers as well were conversing with him. Some were saying , “ What could this scavenger of tidbits want to say ?” Others , “He seems to be a proclaimer of strange deities ,” - -because he was preaching Jesus and the resurrection .

‏ Acts 17:18

18 And some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers as well were ^{▼▼Or disputing}conversing with him. Some were saying, “What could ^bthis ^{▼▼Lit seed gatherer; i.e., an unlearned person collecting only scraps of knowledge}scavenger of tidbits want to say?” Others, “He seems to be a proclaimer of strange deities,” --because he was preaching ^dJesus and the resurrection.