For you bring certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean. Treasury of Scripture strange. Hosea 8:12 I have written to him the great things of my law, but they were counted as a strange thing. Matthew 19:23-25 Then said Jesus to his disciples, Truly I say to you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven... Mark 10:24-26 And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answers again, and said to them, Children... John 6:60 Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it? John 7:35,36 Then said the Jews among themselves, Where will he go, that we shall not find him? will he go to the dispersed among the Gentiles... 1 Corinthians 1:18,23 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but to us which are saved it is the power of God... 1 Corinthians 2:14 But the natural man receives not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness to him: neither can he know them... Hebrews 5:11 Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing you are dull of hearing. 1 Peter 4:4 Wherein they think it strange that you run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you: what. Acts 2:12 And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What means this? Acts 10:17 Now while Peter doubted in himself what this vision which he had seen should mean, behold... Mark 9:10 And they kept that saying with themselves, questioning one with another what the rising from the dead should mean.
Context Paul at Athens
16Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry. 17Therefore disputed he in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout persons, and in the market daily with them that met with him. 18Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seems to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached to them Jesus, and the resurrection. 19And they took him, and brought him to Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof you speak, is? 20For you bring certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean. 21(For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.) Parallel Verses American Standard Version For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean.
Douay-Rheims Bible For thou bringest in certain new things to our ears. We would know therefore what these things mean.
Darby Bible Translation For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears. We wish therefore to know what these things may mean.
King James Bible For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean.
Young's Literal Translation for certain strange things thou dost bring to our ears? we wish, then, to know what these things would wish to be;'
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