He also had a debate with some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers. When he told them about Jesus and his resurrection, they said,“ What’s this babbler trying to say with these strange ideas he’s picked up?” Others said,“ He seems to be preaching about some foreign gods.”

还有以彼古罗和斯多亚两门的学士，与他争论。有的说：“这胡言乱语的要说什么？”有的说：“他似乎是传说外邦鬼神的。”这话是因保罗传讲耶稣与复活的道。

还有伊壁鸠鲁和斯多亚两派的哲学家也与他争辩。有的说：“这胡言乱语的要说什么？”有的说：“他似乎是宣传外邦鬼神的。”这是因保罗传讲耶稣与复活的福音。

还有伊壁鸠鲁和斯多亚两派的哲学家也与他争辩。有的说：“这胡言乱语的要说什么？”有的说：“他似乎是宣传外邦鬼神的。”这是因保罗传讲耶稣与复活的福音。

还有一些伊壁鸠鲁和斯多亚学派的哲学家和保罗争论，有人嘲笑他说：“这人在胡说八道些什么呀？”还有人说：“他好像在宣扬外国的神明。”他们这样说是因为保罗在传讲耶稣和祂复活的福音。

还有一些伊壁鸠鲁派和斯多亚派的哲学家也同他争论，有的说：“这个拾人牙慧的人要说什么呢？”有的说：“他似乎是一个宣传外地鬼神的人。”这是因为保罗传扬耶稣和复活的道理。

有些伊壁鸠鲁派和斯多亚派的哲学家们也与他辩论。有的说：“这胡言乱语的人，究竟想说什么呢？”也有的说：“他看起来是个宣传外国鬼神的人。”这是因为保罗传讲耶稣和复活的福音。

還有伊壁鳩魯和斯多亞兩門的學士，與他爭論。有的說：「這胡言亂語的要說甚麼？」有的說：「他似乎是傳說外邦鬼神的。」這話是因保羅傳講耶穌與復活的道。

還有伊壁鳩魯和斯多亞兩派的哲學家也與他爭辯。有的說：「這胡言亂語的要說甚麼？」有的說：「他似乎是宣傳外邦鬼神的。」這是因保羅傳講耶穌與復活的福音。

還有伊壁鳩魯和斯多亞兩派的哲學家也與他爭辯。有的說：「這胡言亂語的要說甚麼？」有的說：「他似乎是宣傳外邦鬼神的。」這是因保羅傳講耶穌與復活的福音。

還有一些伊壁鳩魯和斯多亞學派的哲學家和保羅爭論，有人嘲笑他說：「這人在胡說八道些什麼呀？」還有人說：「他好像在宣揚外國的神明。」他們這樣說是因為保羅在傳講耶穌和祂復活的福音。

還有一些伊壁鳩魯派和斯多亞派的哲學家也同他爭論，有的說：“這個拾人牙慧的人要說甚麼呢？”有的說：“他似乎是一個宣傳外地鬼神的人。”這是因為保羅傳揚耶穌和復活的道理。

還有伊壁鳩魯和斯多亞幾個哲學家跟他爭論。有的說：『這個胡亂拉扯的想要說甚麼？』還有的說：『他似乎是傳布外國鬼神的。』——因為保羅傳耶穌與復活之福音。

有些伊壁鳩魯派和斯多亞派的哲學家們也與他辯論。有的說：「這胡言亂語的人，究竟想說什麼呢？」也有的說：「他看起來是個宣傳外國鬼神的人。」這是因為保羅傳講耶穌和復活的福音。

有以彼古羅、斯多亞二教之哲士數人、與之爭辨、或曰、此嘐啁者、欲何言耶、或曰、似宣揚異邦鬼神者、蓋保羅宣耶穌及復起也、

時、以彼古羅、士多亞智者與之爭、有曰、此嘐啁者奚為、有曰、其傳他邦之鬼神歟、蓋保羅傳福音、必稱耶穌及復生也。

有屬以彼古羅門與司多亞門之博士數人、亦與辯論、有曰、此妄談者欲何言、有曰、彼似宣傳他邦之鬼神者、蓋保羅向彼傳耶穌及復活之道也、

更有以彼古羅及斯多亞派哲學家數人起而與之詰辯。或曰：『此喋喋者、果欲何言？』或曰：『似宣傳異邦之鬼神者。』以葆樂言必稱耶穌及其復活、故云。

A group of Epicurean and Stoic philosophers began to debate with him. Some of them asked,“ What is this babbler trying to say?” Others remarked,“ He seems to be advocating foreign gods.” They said this because Paul was preaching the good news about Jesus and the resurrection.

A group of Epicurean and Stoic thinkers began to argue with him. Some of them asked,“ What is this fellow chattering about?” Others said,“ He seems to be telling us about gods we’ve never heard of.” They said this because Paul was preaching the good news about Jesus. He was telling them that Jesus had risen from the dead.

Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also conversed with him. And some said,“ What does this babbler wish to say?” Others said,“ He seems to be a preacher of foreign divinities”— because he was preaching Jesus and the resurrection.

Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also debated with him. Some said,“ What is this ignorant show-off trying to say?” Others replied,“ He seems to be a preacher of foreign deities”— because he was telling the good news about Jesus and the resurrection.

And some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers as well were conversing with him. Some were saying,“ What could this scavenger of tidbits want to say?” Others,“ He seems to be a proclaimer of strange deities,”— because he was preaching Jesus and the resurrection.

Then certain Epicurean and Stoic philosophers encountered him. And some said,“ What does this babbler want to say?” Others said,“ He seems to be a proclaimer of foreign gods,” because he preached to them Jesus and the resurrection.

And certain also of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers encountered him. And some said, What would this babbler say? others, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached Jesus and the resurrection.

Then also, some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers argued with him. Some said,“ What is this pseudo-intellectual trying to say?” Others replied,“ He seems to be a preacher of foreign deities”— because he was telling the good news about Jesus and the Resurrection.

Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection.

Also some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers were conversing with him, and some were asking,“ What does this foolish babbler want to say?” Others said,“ He seems to be a proclaimer of foreign gods.”( They said this because he was proclaiming the good news about Jesus and the resurrection.)

Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also were conversing with him. Some said,“ What does this babbler want to say?” Others said,“ He seems to be advocating foreign deities,” because he preached Jesus and the resurrection.

These leaders were very disturbed that Peter and John were teaching the people that through Jesus there is a resurrection of the dead.

So where does this leave the philosophers, the scholars, and the world’s brilliant debaters? God has made the wisdom of this world look foolish.Since God in his wisdom saw to it that the world would never know him through human wisdom, he has used our foolish preaching to save those who believe.

Christ died and rose again for this very purpose— to be Lord both of the living and of the dead.So why do you condemn another believer? Why do you look down on another believer? Remember, we will all stand before the judgment seat of God.

Stop deceiving yourselves. If you think you are wise by this world’s standards, you need to become a fool to be truly wise.

Don’t let anyone capture you with empty philosophies and high sounding nonsense that come from human thinking and from the spiritual powers of this world, rather than from Christ.

I passed on to you what was most important and what had also been passed on to me. Christ died for our sins, just as the Scriptures said.He was buried, and he was raised from the dead on the third day, just as the Scriptures said.

When they returned to the other disciples, they saw a large crowd surrounding them, and some teachers of religious law were arguing with them.

Our dedication to Christ makes us look like fools, but you claim to be so wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are so powerful! You are honored, but we are ridiculed.

As Jesus was leaving, the teachers of religious law and the Pharisees became hostile and tried to provoke him with many questions.

Claiming to be wise, they instead became utter fools.

Don’t waste your breath on fools, for they will despise the wisest advice.

But one day some men from the Synagogue of Freed Slaves, as it was called, started to debate with him. They were Jews from Cyrene, Alexandria, Cilicia, and the province of Asia.

For he has set a day for judging the world with justice by the man he has appointed, and he proved to everyone who this is by raising him from the dead.”When they heard Paul speak about the resurrection of the dead, some laughed in contempt, but others said,“ We want to hear more about this later.”

There is more hope for fools than for people who think they are wise.

that the Messiah would suffer and be the first to rise from the dead, and in this way announce God’s light to Jews and Gentiles alike.”