Act 17:18, 26:24 | ESV | STEP | Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also conversed with him . And some said , What does this babbler wish to say ? Others said, He seems to be a preacher of foreign divinities — because he was preaching Jesus and the resurrection .

d ch. 12:15; [ver. 8; ch. 17:32; 2 Kgs. 9:11; Jer. 29:26; Mark 3:21; John 10:20; 1 Cor. 1:23; 2:14; 4:10]

Acts 17:18

18 Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also conversed with him. And some said, ^a“What does this babbler wish to say?” Others said, “He seems to be a preacher of foreign divinities”—because ^bhe was preaching ^cJesus and the resurrection.

Acts 26:24

24 And as he was saying these things in his defense, Festus said with a loud voice, “Paul, ^dyou are out of your mind; your great learning is driving you out of your mind.”