Loading…

Acts 17:16

Paul in Athens

16 Now while Paul was waiting for them in Athens, his spirit was provoked within him when he* observed the city was full of idols.

Read more Explain verse



Acts 17:16 — The New International Version (NIV)

16 While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was greatly distressed to see that the city was full of idols.

Acts 17:16 — English Standard Version (ESV)

16 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.

Acts 17:16 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

16 Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry.

Acts 17:16 — New Living Translation (NLT)

16 While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was deeply troubled by all the idols he saw everywhere in the city.

Acts 17:16 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

16 Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him when he saw that the city was given over to idols.

Acts 17:16 — New Century Version (NCV)

16 While Paul was waiting for Silas and Timothy in Athens, he was troubled because he saw that the city was full of idols.

Acts 17:16 — American Standard Version (ASV)

16 Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he beheld the city full of idols.

Acts 17:16 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

16 But in Athens, while Paul was waiting for them, his spirit was painfully excited in him seeing the city given up to idolatry.

Acts 17:16 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

16 While Paul was waiting for Silas and Timothy in Athens, he saw that the city had statues of false gods everywhere. This upset him.

Acts 17:16 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

16 While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, his spirit was troubled within him when he saw that the city was full of idols.

Acts 17:16 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

16 While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was deeply distressed to see that the city was full of idols.

Acts 17:16 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

16 Paul was waiting for Silas and Timothy in Athens. He was very upset to see that the city was full of statues of gods.

Acts 17:16 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

16 Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was being provoked within him as he was observing the city full of idols.


A service of Logos Bible Software