Acts 17:20

Coverdale Bible (1535)

For thou bryngest strauge tidinges to oure eares? We wolde knowe therfore, what this meaneth.

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  • Hos 8:12 : 12 Though I shewe the my lawe neuer so moch, they counte it but straunge doctrine.
  • 1 Pet 4:4 : 4 And it semeth to the a straunge thinge, yt ye runne not also wt them vnto the same excesse of ryote, & speake euell of you.
  • Matt 19:23-25 : 23 Iesus sayde vnto his disciples: Verely I saie vnto you: it shalbe harde for a rich man to entre in to the kyngdome of heaue. 24 And morouer I saye vnto you: It is easier for a Camell to go thorow the eye of a nedle, the for a rich man to entre in to the kyngdome of heauen. 25 Whan his disciples herde that, they were exceadingly amased, and sayde: Who can the be saued?
  • Mark 9:10 : 10 And they kepte that sayenge by them, and axed one another: What is that rysinge agayne from the deed?
  • Mark 10:24-26 : 24 And the disciples were astonnyed at his wordes. But Iesus answered agayne, and sayde vnto them: Deare children, how harde is it for them that trust in riches, to come into the kyngdome of God? 25 It is easier for a Camell to go thorow the eye of a nedle, then for a rich man to entre in to ye kyngdome of God. 26 Yet were they astonnyed ye more, and sayde amonge the selues: Who can the be saued?
  • John 6:60 : 60 Many now of his disciples that herde this, sayde: This is an harde sayenge, who maye abyde the hearynge of it?
  • John 7:35-36 : 35 Then sayde the Iewes amonge them selues: Whyther wil he go, that we shal not fynde him? Wyl he go amoge the Grekes that are scatred abrode, and teach the Grekes? 36 What maner of sayenge is this, that he sayeth: ye shal seke me, and not fynde me: and where I am, thither can not ye come?
  • Acts 2:12 : 12 They were all amased, and wondred, and sayde one to another: What wil this be?
  • Acts 10:17 : 17 But whyle Peter was combred in him selfe, what maner of vision this shulde be which he had sene, beholde, the men yt were sent from Cornelius, enquered after Simos house, and stode before the dore,
  • 1 Cor 1:18 : 18 For the worde of ye crosse is foolishnesse to the that perishe but vnto vs which are saued, it is the power of God.
  • 1 Cor 1:23 : 23 But we preach Christ the crucified: to the Iewes an occasion off fallinge, and vnto the Grekes foolishnes.
  • 1 Cor 2:14 : 14 Howbeit the naturall man perceaueth nothinge of ye sprete of God. It is foolishnes vnto him, and he can not perceaue it: for it must be spiritually discerned.
  • Heb 5:11 : 11 Wherof we haue many thinges to saye, which are harde to be vttered, because ye are dull of hearynge.

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    18But certayne Philosophers of ye Epicurees and Stoikes disputed with him. And some sayde: What will this babler saye? But some sayde: He semeth to be a tidinges brynger of new goddes (That was, because he had preached vnto the the Gospell of Iesus, & of the resurreccion.)

    19And they toke him, and broughte him before the councell house, and sayde: Maye we not knowe, what new doctryne this is that thou teachest?

  • Acts 17:21-23
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    21As for all they of Athens, and straungers & gestes, they gaue theselues to nothinge els, but either to tell, or to heare some newes.

    22Paul stode on the myddes of the comon place, and sayde: Ye me of Athens, I se that in all thinges ye are to supersticious.

    23I haue gone thorow, & sene youre gods seruyce, and founde an altare, where vpo was wrytten: To the vnknowne God. Now shewe I vnto you ye same, whom ye worshippe ignorauntly.

  • Acts 28:21-22
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    21They sayde vnto hi: We haue nether receaued letter out of Iewry cocernynge the, nether came there eny of the brethre, yt shewed or spake eny harme of ye.

    22But we wyl heare of ye what thou thinkest: for we haue herde of this secte, that euery where it is spoken agaynst.

  • Acts 2:11-12
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    11Cretes and Arabians: we heare them speake with oure awne tunges the greate workes of God.

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    39But yf ye wil go aboute eny other thinge, it maye be determyned in a laufull congregacion.

    40For we stonde in ioperdy to be accused of this dayes vproure: and yet is there no man giltye, of whom we mighte geue a rekenynge of this vproure.

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    22What is it therfore? The multitude must nedes come together, for they shal heare that thou art come.

  • Acts 19:32
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    32Some cried one thinge, some another. And the congregacion was out of quyete, and the more parte knewe not wherfore they were come together.

  • Acts 2:6-8
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    6Now whan this voyce came to passe, the multitude came together, and were astonyed: For euery one herde, that they spake with his awne tunge.

    7They wondred all and marueyled, and sayde amonge them selues: Beholde, are not all these which speake, of Galile?

    8How heare we the euery one his awne tunge, wherin we were borne?

  • Acts 16:20-21
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    20& broughte the vnto the officers, and sayde: These men trouble oure cyte, & are Iewes,

    21and preach an ordynaunce, which is not laufull for vs to receaue, ner to obserue, seynge we are Romaynes.

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    37Ye haue broughte hither these men, which are nether churchrobbers ner blasphemers off youre goddesse.

  • Job 15:9
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    8and commaunded his accusers to come vnto the: of whom (yf thou wilt enquyre) thou mayest haue knowlege of all these thinges, wherof we accuse him.

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    20Howbeit because I vnderstode not the question, I axed hi, whether he wolde go to Ierusale, and there be iudged of these matters.

  • Acts 4:19-20
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    19But Peter & Ihon answered, and sayde vnto the: Iudge ye youre selues, whether it be right before God, that we shulde be more obedient vnto you, then vnto God.

    20We can not chose, but speake that we haue sene & herde.

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    21Why axest thou me? Axe the yt haue herde, what I haue spoken vnto the: beholde, they can tell what I haue sayde.

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    27And whan they had brought them, they set the before the councell. And the hye prest axed them,

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    8They troubled the people, and the rulers of the cite, that herde this.

  • Acts 4:16
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    20or els lett these same here saye, yf they haue founde eny vnrighteousnes in me, whyle I stonde here before ye councell:

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    22For the Iewes requyre tokens, and the Grekes axe after wyssdome.

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    30The ranne Philippe vnto him, and herde him rede the prophet Esay, and sayde: Vnderstodest thou what thou readest?