Acts 17:16

While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, ¹  his spirit was greatly upset ²  because he saw ³  the city was full of idols.

biblegateway Act 17:16

While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was greatly distressed to see that the city was full of idols.

biblegateway Act 17:16

Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was being provoked within him as he was observing the city full of idols.

biblegateway Act 17:16

While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was deeply troubled by all the idols he saw everywhere in the city.

biblegateway Act 17:16

The longer Paul waited in Athens for Silas and Timothy, the angrier he got--all those idols! The city was a junkyard of idols.

SABDAweb Act 17:16

Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was troubled, for he saw all the town full of images of the gods.

bibleoremus Act 17:16

While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was deeply distressed to see that the city was full of idols.

biblegateway Act 17:16

Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him when he saw that the city was given over to idols.

biblegateway Act 17:16

While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, ¹  his spirit was greatly upset ²  because he saw ³  the city was full of idols.

¹ map For location see JP1 C2; JP2 C2; JP3 C2; JP4 C2.

² tn Grk “greatly upset within him,” but the words “within him” were not included in the translation because they are redundant in English. See L&N 88.189. The term could also be rendered “infuriated.”

² sn His spirit was greatly upset. See Rom 1:18-32 for Paul’s feelings about idolatry. Yet he addressed both Jews and Gentiles with tact and reserve.

³ tn Or “when he saw.” The participle θεωροῦντος (qewrounto") has been translated as a causal adverbial participle; it could also be translated as temporal.