Acts 17:21
Acts 17:21 New King James Version (NKJV)
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.
Acts 17:19-21 The Message (MSG)
These people got together and asked him to make a public presentation over at the Areopagus, where things were a little quieter. They said, “This is a new one on us. We’ve never heard anything quite like it. Where did you come up with this anyway? Explain it so we can understand.” Downtown Athens was a great place for gossip. There were always people hanging around, natives and tourists alike, waiting for the latest tidbit on most anything.
Acts 17:21 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.)
Acts 17:21 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
(Now all the Athenians and the strangers visiting there used to spend their time in nothing other than telling or hearing something new.)
Acts 17:21 New Century Version (NCV)
(All the people of Athens and those from other countries who lived there always used their time to talk about the newest ideas.)
Acts 17:21 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.)
Acts 17:21 New International Version (Anglicised) (NIVUK)
(All the Athenians and the foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing but talking about and listening to the latest ideas.)
Acts 17:21 Amplified Bible (AMP)
(Now all the Athenians and the foreigners visiting there used to spend their [leisure] time in nothing other than telling or hearing something new.)
Acts 17:21 New Living Translation (NLT)
(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.)