Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill, and said, [Ye] men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious.
KJV
Greek original
Louis Segond 1910
Paul, debout au milieu de l'Aréopage, dit: Hommes Athéniens, je vous trouve à tous égards extrêmement religieux.
KJV
Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill, and said, [Ye] men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious.
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
thens, "his spirit was stirred within him seeing the whole city given to idolatry," and further on ( Acts 17:22 ) he says: "Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things you are too superstitious." Therefore idolatry belongs to superstition. I answer that, As stated above ( Q[9…
Various
Patrologia Latina Vol. 178 (Migne)
occasionem sumens, sic exorsus ait: Viri Athenienses, per omnia vos superstitiosos esse video, etc. (Act. XVII, 22.) Jam tunc enim legis naturalis et divini cultus scientia evanuerat (22 V.), et errantium multitudo paucitatem sapientum omnino deleverat vel oppresserat, atque ut e…
Various
Patrologia Latina Vol. 188 (Migne)
vique sermone multa comprehendens fidem [Col. 0117B] et resurrectionis spem instanter praedicavit (Act. XVII, 1-31) . Tunc Dionysius Areopagita, et mulier ejus Damaris, aliique cum eis adhaerentes, apostolo crediderunt (ibid. 34) . Deinde Paulus, ab Athenis egressus, Corint…
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