Acts 17:12

And a number of them had faith, and no small number of the Greek women of high position and of the men.

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In The King James Version

Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few.

In Context

11Now these were more noble than the Jews of Thessalonica, for they gave serious attention to the word, searching in the holy Writings every day, to see if these things were so.

13But when the Jews of Thessalonica had news that Paul was preaching the word at Beroea, they came there, troubling the people and working them up.

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Cross References

John 1:45Now Philip's town was Beth-saida, where Andrew and Peter came from.

Acts 13:46Then Paul and Barnabas without fear said, It was necessary for the word of God to be given to you first; but because you will have nothing to do with it, and have no desire for eternal life, it will now be offered to the Gentiles.

Acts 14:1Now in Iconium they went together to the Synagogue of the Jews and gave such teaching that a great number of Jews and Greeks had faith.

1 Corinthians 1:26For you see God's design for you, my brothers, that he has not taken a great number of the wise after the flesh, not the strong, not the noble:

James 1:10But the man of wealth, that he is made low; because like the flower of the grass he will come to his end.

Matthew Henry on Acts 17:11-16

The Noble Bereans; Paul and Silas at Berea. 10 And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. 11 These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so. 12 Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few. 13 But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the… Read the whole commentary →

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