Acts 17:11
The people there had a better attitude than those in Thessalonica in that they were very quick to accept the word, and every day they examined the Scriptures to make sure what they were told was right.
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12As a result many of them became believers, along with some highly-placed Greek women and men.
Cross References
Job 23:12I have not neglected his commands, for I value what he has told me to do more than the food I eat every day.
Psalms 119:97I really love your law! I meditate on it all day long.
Psalms 119:148During the night I stay awake, meditating on your word.
Proverbs 2:1My son, if you accept what I say and value my instructions,
Proverbs 9:9Educate the wise and they'll become even wiser; teach those who live right and they will increase their learning.
Isaiah 34:16Look in the scroll of the Lord and read what it says: Not a single one of these will be missing its mate, for the Lord has ordered this to happen, and his Spirit has gathered them together.
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 →