Acts 17:32
“¶ And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, Wee will heare thee againe of this matter.”
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Acts 17:32 Context
30And the times of this ignorance God winked at, but now commandeth all men euery where to repent: 31Because hee hath appointed a day in the which he will iudge the world in righteousnesse, by that man whom hee hath ordeined, whereof he hath giuen assurance vnto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead. 32¶ And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, Wee will heare thee againe of this matter. 33So Paul departed from among them. 34Howbeit, certaine men claue vnto him, and beleeued: among the which was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.
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Other Translations for Acts 17:32
And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this [matter].
- King James Version
Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some {began} to sneer, but others said, "We shall hear you again concerning this."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked; but others said, We will hear thee concerning this yet again.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Now on hearing about the coming back from death, some of them made sport of it, but others said, Let us go more fully into this another time.
- Basic English Bible
And when they heard [of the] resurrection of the dead, some mocked, and some said, We will hear thee again also concerning this.
- Darby Bible
And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again concerning this matter.
- Webster's Bible
When they heard Paul speak of a resurrection of dead men, some began to scoff. But others said, "We will hear you again on that subject."
- Weymouth Bible
Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked; but others said, "We want to hear you again concerning this."
- World English Bible
And whanne thei hadden herd the ayenrysing of deed men, summe scorneden, and summe seiden, We schulen here thee eft of this thing.
- Wycliffe Bible
And having heard of a rising again of the dead, some, indeed, were mocking, but others said, `We will hear thee again concerning this;'
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wesley's Notes for Acts 17:32
17:32 Some mocked - Interrupting him thereby. They took offence at that which is the principal motive of faith, from the pride of reason. And having once stumbled at this, they rejected all the rest.
People's Bible Notes for Acts 17:32
Ac 17:32 When they heard of the resurrection of the dead. The Epicureans were materialists like the Sadducees (see PNT "Mt 3:7). They no doubt mocked at the idea of a resurrection. The Stoics probably wished to hear again of this matter. There was a division of sentiment.