ACTS 17:32 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter.”
When they heard about the resurrection of the dead, some of them sneered (chleyzō, to mock or sneer), but others said, 'We want to hear you again on this subject' — The resurrection proves the dividing point: Stoic and Epicurean philosophy's naturalism cannot accommodate bodily resurrection. Yet some remain open, requesting further inquiry.
Church Fathers on Acts 17:32
What can be the reason that, having persuaded (some so far as to say) that they would hear him again, and there being no dangers, Paul is so in haste to leave Athens? Probably he knew that he should do them no great good; moreover he was led by the Spirit to Corinth. (b) For the Athenians, although fond of hearing strange things, nevertheless did not attend (to him); for this was not their study, but only to be always having something to say; which was the cause that made…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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