In Acts 17:19, they request to hear the new teaching, directly prompting the statement in verse 20 about wanting to know its meaning.

In John 6:60, disciples call Jesus' teaching a 'hard saying' — the same reaction as the Athenians who found Paul's words strange and sought explanation.

In 1 Cor 1:18, the message of the cross is foolishness to the perishing — explaining why the Athenians thought Paul's teaching was strange.

In 1 Cor 1:23, Christ crucified is foolishness to Greeks — directly matching the Athenians' reaction to Paul's resurrection preaching.

In 1 Cor 2:14, the natural man finds spiritual things foolish — explaining the Athenians' inability to understand Paul's strange message.

Hosea 8:12 says God's laws are regarded as strange; similarly, Paul's teaching is called strange — both depict divine truth as foreign to hearers.