Paul in Athens – Acts of the Apostles – The Brick Bible

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Paul's traveling companions took him as far as Athens and then left him. While in Athens, Paul's soul was angered to see a city full of idols.

1 of 8 Acts 17:15–16

So he debated with the Jews in the synagogue, and with anyone who happened to be in the marketplace every day.

2 of 8 Acts 17:17

Some Epicurean and Stoic philosophers argued with him, some saying, 'What is this foolish babbler trying to say?' and others saying, 'He seems to be advocating some sort of strange deities.' All Athenians spent their time doing nothing but listening to and discussing the latest ideas.

3 of 8 Acts 17:18

They brought Paul to the Areopagus, saying, 'Tell us this new doctrine you are teaching. Your ideas are strange and we want to know their meaning.'

4 of 8 Acts 17:19–21

Paul said at the Areopagus, 'Men of Athens, God has set a day on which the world will be judged in righteousness by a man he has appointed. And God has proved this to all men by raising him from the dead.'

5 of 8 Acts 17:22, 31

When they heard about the resurrection from the dead, some laughed at him.

6 of 8 Acts 17:32

But others said, 'We would like to hear more about this another time.'

7 of 8 Acts 17:32–33

At that, Paul left them, but there were a few who become his followers and believed including Dionysius from the Areopagus and a woman named Damaris.

8 of 8 Acts 17:33

Jews Run Paul Out of Greece

Jews Run Paul Out of Greece