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Acts 17:32

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¶ And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter.
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  1. Acts 17:18Rank 1 from verse 32
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    18Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection.

  2. Acts 26:8Rank 2 from verse 32
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    8Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead?

  3. 1 Corinthians 4:10Rank 3 from verse 32
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    10We are fools for Christ’s sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye are honourable, but we are despised.

  4. 2 Corinthians 6:2Rank 4 from verse 32
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    2(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)

  5. Acts 2:13Rank 5 from verse 32
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    13Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine.

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Acts 17:32

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heard

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Sense 1: Perceived by the ear. Sense 2: Received or learned by report. Sense 3: Listened to, regarded, or heeded. Sense 4: Favourably attended to.

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dead

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Sense 1: Without life; deprived of life. Sense 2: Lifeless, inactive, insensible, or separated from a former state by figure.

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mocked

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Past-tense or past-participial form of mock. Ridiculed or treated with scorn.

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hear

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Sense 1: To perceive sound or spoken words. Sense 2: To receive or learn by report. Sense 3: To listen to, regard, or heed. Sense 4: To attend favourably to a request.

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again

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Another time; once more; back to a former place or condition; or in return.

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17:32¶ And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter.

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17:33So Paul departed from among them.

17:34Howbeit certain men clave unto him, and believed: among the which was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.

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