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Damaris

"Gentle; calf"

Acts 17:34

Who they were

An Athenian woman who believed after hearing Paul preach at the Areopagus. One of only two named converts in Athens.

Themes

intellectfaithseekingcourage

Read their story

Damaris's story begins in Acts.

The full passage is at Acts 17:34. Any modern translation will do — the NLT and NIV are the most readable; the ESV and NKJV stay close to the wording the church has used for centuries.

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