Acts 17:11

Now the Bereans were more noble-minded than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if these teachings were true.

Berean Standard Bible

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

10As soon as night had fallen, the brothers sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. On arriving there, they went into the Jewish synagogue.

12As a result, many of them believed, along with quite a few prominent Greek women and men.

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Cross References

Job 23:12I have not departed from the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread.

Psalms 119:97Oh, how I love Your law! All day long it is my meditation.

Psalms 119:148My eyes anticipate the watches of night, that I may meditate on Your word.

Proverbs 2:1My son, if you accept my words and hide my commandments within you,

Proverbs 9:9Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning.

Isaiah 34:16Search and read the scroll of the LORD: Not one of these will go missing, not one will lack her mate, because He has ordered it by His mouth, and He will gather them by His Spirit.

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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