Cross references

Acts 17:18

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.

Acts 17:18 BSB

Acts 17:18 has 15 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 6 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to 1 Corinthians 1:20–21 (8 votes) and Luke 11:53 (4 votes). 31 other verses point back to it. It links with 16 other books, from Genesis 41 to Hebrews 6.

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Which verses does Acts 17:18 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know Him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe.

  2. Luke 11:534 votes

    As Jesus went on from there, the scribes and Pharisees began to oppose Him bitterly and to ply Him with questions about many things,

  3. Acts 4:24 votes

    greatly disturbed that they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead.

  4. Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise.

  5. We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are honored, but we are dishonored.

  6. See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, which are based on human tradition and the spiritual forces of the world rather than on Christ.

  7. Do not speak to a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.

  8. Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

  9. Mark 9:143 votes

    When they returned to the other disciples, they saw a large crowd around them, and scribes arguing with them.

  10. Acts 6:93 votes

    But resistance arose from what was called the Synagogue of the Freedmen, including Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and men from the provinces of Cilicia and Asia. They disputed with Stephen,

  11. For He has set a day when He will judge the world with justice by the Man He has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising Him from the dead.” When they heard about the resurrection of the dead, some began to mock him, but others said, “We want to hear you again on this topic.”

  12. Acts 26:233 votes
  13. For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,

Which verses point to Acts 17:18?

The 10 strongest of 31.