Commentaries:
People's Commentary (NT)
Acts 17:22
Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill. In the Areopagus. Let the
reader keep in mind that this address was spoken in the literary
capital of the ancient world, the most cultured city of the earth to
which every Roman who sought a finished education resorted to complete
his studies, the home of philosophers, orators, sculptors, painters and
poets, and the great university where many thousands of strangers were
gathered for study. This ancient city of so glorious history is the
modern capital of Greece, and has about 100,000 inhabitants.
[Ye] men of Athens. The introduction of Paul has always been
regarded as a masterpiece of skill. He does not say,
In all things ye are too superstitious, but that "ye are very
religious" (Revised Version), or ye are "more religious than others".
His remark is a compliment, and he confirms it by a statement that he
had found an altar "to the unknown God" (Acts 17:23).
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Acts 17:19
Acts 17:22
1 Corinthians 9:21
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