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Now while Paul was waiting for them in Athens, his spirit was being provoked within him as he observed that the city was full of idols.

Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry.

So he was reasoning in the synagogue with the Jews and the God-fearing Gentiles, and in the marketplace every day with those who happened to be present.

Therefore disputed he in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout persons, and in the market daily with them that met with him.

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.

Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection.

And they took him and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, "May we know what this new teaching is which you are proclaiming?

And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is?

"For you are bringing some strange things to our ears; so we want to know what these things mean."

For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean.

(Now all the Athenians and the strangers visiting there used to spend their time in nothing other than telling or hearing something new.)

(For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.)

So Paul stood in the midst of the Areopagus and said, "Men of Athens, I see that you are very religious in all respects.

Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious.

"For while I was passing through and examining the objects of your worship, I also found an altar with this inscription, 'TO AN UNKNOWN GOD.' Therefore, what you worship in ignorance, this I proclaim to you.

For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, To The Unknown God . Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.

"The God who made the world and everything that is in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made by hands;

God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;

nor is He served by human hands, as though He needed anything, since He Himself gives to all people life and breath and all things;

Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;

and He made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their habitation,

And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;

that they would seek God, if perhaps they might feel around for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us;

That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:

for in Him we live and move and exist, as even some of your own poets have said, 'For we also are His descendants.'

For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.

"Therefore, since we are the descendants of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by human skill and thought.

Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.

"So having overlooked the times of ignorance, God is now proclaiming to mankind that all people everywhere are to repent,

And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:

because He has set a day on which He will judge the world in righteousness through a Man whom He has appointed, having furnished proof to all people by raising Him from the dead."

Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.

Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some began to scoff, but others said, "We shall hear from you again concerning this."

And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter.

So Paul went out from among them.

So Paul departed from among them.

But some men joined him and believed, among whom also were Dionysius the Areopagite and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.

Howbeit certain men clave unto him, and believed: among the which was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.