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Acts 17:18
King James Version (1769 Blayney revision, with Apocrypha) · Berean Standard Bible
Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler (note: Or, base fellow) say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection.
Some Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also began to debate with him. Some of them asked, “What is this babbler trying to say?” Others said, “He seems to be advocating foreign gods.” They said this because Paul was proclaiming the good news of Jesus and the resurrection.