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Acts 17:22

Acts · New Testament · Chapter 17

“Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars’ hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious.”Acts 17:22

What Does Acts 17:22 Mean?

Acts 17:22 is found in the book of Acts, chapter 17, verse 22 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 8 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (8)

These passages are connected to Acts 17:22 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Acts 17:19“And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is?”Acts 25:19“But had certain questions against him of their own superstition, and of one Jesus, which was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.”Acts 17:16“Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry.”Acts 19:35“And when the townclerk had appeased the people, he said, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there that knoweth not how that the city of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great goddess Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter?”Jeremiah 10:2“Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them.”Jeremiah 50:38“A drought is upon her waters; and they shall be dried up: for it is the land of graven images, and they are mad upon their idols.”Acts 17:34“Howbeit certain men clave unto him, and believed: among the which was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.”Acts 19:30“And when Paul would have entered in unto the people, the disciples suffered him not.”

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