Acts 17:21

(For all the Athenians and strangers which were there, spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell or to heare some new thing.)
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

(Now all the Athenians and the strangers visiting there used to spend their time in nothing other than telling or hearing something new.)
- New American Standard Version (1995)

(Now all the Athenians and the strangers sojourning there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell or to hear some new thing.)
- American Standard Version (1901)

(Now all the Athenians and the men from other lands who come there were giving all their time to talking or hearing of anything new.)
- Basic English Bible

Now all [the] Athenians and the strangers sojourning there spent their time in nothing else than to tell and to hear the news.
- Darby Bible

(For all the Athenians and strangers who were there, spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.)
- Webster's Bible

(For all the Athenians and their foreign visitors used to devote their whole leisure to telling or hearing about something new.)
- Weymouth Bible

Now all the Athenians and the strangers living there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell or to hear some new thing.
- World English Bible

For alle men of Athenys and comlingis herborid yauen tent to noon other thing, but ether to seie, ethir to here, sum newe thing.
- Wycliffe Bible

and all Athenians, and the strangers sojourning, for nothing else were at leisure but to say something, and to hear some newer thing.
- Youngs Literal Bible

Wesley's Notes for Acts 17:21

17:21 And the strangers sojourning there - And catching the distemper of them. Some new thing - The Greek word signifies some newer thing. New things quickly grew cheap, and they wanted those that were newer still.