# Acts 17:16

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

— Acts 17:16, Berean Standard Bible

## On the map

- **Athens** (Achaia · today Athens) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/athens

## When

- c. AD 49-52 (counted from the text)
- Date source: Acts 18:12 puts Paul before Gallio, proconsul of Achaia in AD 51-52 by the Delphi inscription. It is the anchor of the whole chronology of Paul.

## Who ruled

- **Claudius**, emperor of Rome, AD 41-54 · Source: Suetonius, Claudius; Tacitus, Annals XI-XII
- **Gallio**, proconsul of Achaia, AD 51-52 · Source: Delphi inscription (SIG 801d), which dates his term; Acts 18:12. It is the only fixed date in Paul's chronology.
- **Herod Agrippa II**, king of Judea, AD 50-93 · Source: Josephus, Jewish War II; Antiquities XX
- **Antonius Felix**, procurator of Judea, AD 52-59 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XX.7-8; Tacitus, Annals XII.54

## See also

- Psalms 119:158 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/119/158
- Psalms 119:136 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/119/136
- Exodus 32:19-20 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/exodus/32/19
- 2 Peter 2:7 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-peter/2/7
- Job 32:18-20 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/job/32/18
- Jeremiah 20:9 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/jeremiah/20/9
- Micah 3:8 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/micah/3/8
- Mark 3:5 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/mark/3/5

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/17/16
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/17
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).