( It should be explained that all the Athenians as well as the foreigners in Athens seemed to spend all their time discussing the latest ideas.)

雅典人和住在那里的客人都不顾别的事，只将新闻说说听听。）

原来所有的雅典人和居住在那里的外国人都无暇管别的事，只是谈谈或听听新闻。

原来所有的雅典人和居住在那里的外国人都无暇管别的事，只是谈谈或听听新闻。

这些雅典人和侨居在那里的人没有别的嗜好，只喜欢谈论和打听一些新奇的事。

原来所有雅典人和外侨，专好谈论和打听新奇的事，来打发时间。

原来，所有的雅典人以及在那里作客的外国人，不做别的，只花时间说说听听某个较为新奇的事。

雅典人和住在那裏的客人都不顧別的事，只將新聞說說聽聽。）

原來所有的雅典人和居住在那裏的外國人都無暇管別的事，只是談談或聽聽新聞。

原來所有的雅典人和居住在那裏的外國人都無暇管別的事，只是談談或聽聽新聞。

這些雅典人和僑居在那裡的人沒有別的嗜好，只喜歡談論和打聽一些新奇的事。

原來所有雅典人和外僑，專好談論和打聽新奇的事，來打發時間。

原來雅典人和所有旅居的客人都沒有閒暇工夫顧到別的，只將一些新奇的事說說聽聽而已）。

原來，所有的雅典人以及在那裡作客的外國人，不做別的，只花時間說說聽聽某個較為新奇的事。

蓋雅典人、及旅是邑者、不遑他務、惟於新者是言是聽、○

眾雅典人、及外邦旅人、不遑他務、惟新事是言是聽而已、○

眾雅典人及居彼之旅人、不遑他務、惟新事是言是聽、

良以雅典人及旅居斯土者、不遑他務、惟知好新務異而已。

( All the Athenians and the foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing but talking about and listening to the latest ideas.)

All the people of Athens spent their time talking about and listening to the latest ideas. People from other lands who lived there did the same.

Now all the Athenians and the foreigners who lived there would spend their time in nothing except telling or hearing something new.

Now all the Athenians and the foreigners residing there spent their time on nothing else but telling or hearing something new.

( Now all the Athenians and the strangers visiting there used to spend their time in nothing other than telling or hearing something new.)

For all the Athenians and the foreigners who were there spent their time in nothing else but either to tell or to hear some new thing.

( 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.)

Now all the Athenians and the foreigners residing there spent their time on nothing else but telling or hearing something new.

( 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.)

( All the Athenians and the foreigners who lived there used to spend their time in nothing else than telling or listening to something new.)

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.

Avoid worthless, foolish talk that only leads to more godless behavior.This kind of talk spreads like cancer, as in the case of Hymenaeus and Philetus.

And if they are on the list, they will learn to be lazy and will spend their time gossiping from house to house, meddling in other people’s business and talking about things they shouldn’t.

Live wisely among those who are not believers, and make the most of every opportunity.

Make the most of every opportunity in these evil days.

Yet we hear that some of you are living idle lives, refusing to work and meddling in other people’s business.We command such people and urge them in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ to settle down and work to earn their own living.