Berean Standard Bible
“Now all the Athenians and foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing more than hearing and articulating new ideas.”
Paul is in Athens, waiting for Silas and Timothy, and is troubled by the many idols in the city. He begins speaking in the marketplace and at the Areopagus.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Now all the Athenians and foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing more than hearing and articulating new ideas.
World English Bible (WEB)
Now all the Athenians and the strangers living there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell or to hear some new thing.
King James Version (KJV)
(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.)
American Standard Version (ASV)
(Now all the Athenians and the strangers sojourning there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell or to hear some new thing.)
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
(Now all the Athenians and the men from other lands who come there were giving all their time to talking or hearing of anything new.)
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
and all Athenians, and the strangers sojourning, for nothing else were at leisure but to say something, and to hear some newer thing.
Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
(Entonces todos los Atenienses y los huéspedes extranjeros, en ninguna otra cosa entendían, sino ó en decir ó en oir alguna cosa nueva.)
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Era que a los atenienses, al igual que a los extranjeros que residían en Atenas, les gustaba matar el tiempo discutiendo cualquier idea nueva.
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