¹⁶Now while Paul was waiting for them in Athens, his spirit was provoked within him when he^* observed the city was full of idols. ¹⁷So he was discussing in the synagogue with the Jews and the God-fearing Gentiles,^* and in the marketplace every day with those who happened to be there.

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Footnotes

*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“observed”) which is understood as temporal
*Here the word “Gentiles” is not in the Greek text but is implied

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he saw that the city was full of idols. So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and the devout persons, and in the marketplace every day with those who happened to be there.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was greatly distressed to see that the city was full of idols. So he reasoned in the synagogue with both Jews and God-fearing Greeks, as well as in the marketplace day by day with those who happened to be there.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was deeply distressed when he saw that the city was full of idols. So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and with those who worshiped God, as well as in the marketplace every day with those who happened to be there.

NLTNew Living Translation

While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was deeply troubled by all the idols he saw everywhere in the city. He went to the synagogue to reason with the Jews and the God-fearing Gentiles, and he spoke daily in the public square to all who happened to be there.

KJV 1900King James Version

Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry. Therefore disputed he in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout persons, and in the market daily with them that met with him.

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