ACTS 17:19 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is?”
Then they took him and brought him to a meeting of the Areopagus — Others asked, 'May we know what this new teaching (didachē, doctrine) is that you are presenting?' — The Areopagus, literally the 'Hill of Ares,' functioned as both a political body and an intellectual forum. The invitation to explain marks recognition, albeit cautious, of Paul's intellectual weight.
Church Fathers on Acts 17:19
And having taken him, they brought him to the Areopagus Acts 17:19— not to punish, but in order to learn — to the Areopagus where the trials for murder were held. Thus observe, in hope of learning (they ask him), saying,
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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