18. तब इपिकूरी और स्तोईकी पण्डितों में से कितने उस से तर्क करने लगे, और कितनों ने कहा, यह बकवादी क्या कहना चाहता है? परन्तु औरों ने कहा; वह अन्य देवताओं का प्रचारक मालूम पड़ता है, क्योंकि वह यीशु का, और पुनरूत्थान का सुसमाचार सुनाता था।
18. Some men from two different groups were arguing with Paul. The one group thought that men might as well get all the fun out of life that they can. The other group thought that wisdom alone makes men happy. Some of them said, 'This man has lots of little things to talk about. They are not important. What is he trying to say?' Others said, 'He preaches about strange gods.' It was because he preached of Jesus and of His being raised from the dead.