Acts 17:11

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Acts 17:11

The people here were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica, since they welcomed the message with eagerness and examined the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.

John 5:39

You pore over the Scriptures because you think you have eternal life in them, yet they testify about Me.

Isaiah 34:16

Search and read the scroll of the Lord:
Not one of them will be missing,
none will be lacking its mate,
because He has ordered it by my mouth,
and He will gather them by His Spirit.

Luke 16:29

“But Abraham said, ‘They have Moses and the prophets; they should listen to them.’

This is why we constantly thank God, because when you received the message about God that you heard from us, you welcomed it not as a human message, but as it truly is, the message of God, which also works effectively in you believers.

Job 23:12

I have not departed from the commands of His lips;
I have treasured the words of His mouth
more than my daily food.

Psalm 1:2-3

Instead, his delight is in the Lord’s instruction,
and he meditates on it day and night.

Psalm 119:97

מ MemHow I love Your instruction!
It is my meditation all day long.

Psalm 119:100

I understand more than the elders
because I obey Your precepts.

Psalm 119:148

I am awake through each watch of the night
to meditate on Your promise.

Proverbs 1:5

a wise man will listen and increase his learning,
and a discerning man will obtain guidance—

Proverbs 2:1-5

My son, if you accept my words
and store up my commands within you,

Proverbs 8:10

Accept my instruction instead of silver,
and knowledge rather than pure gold.

Proverbs 9:9

Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still;
teach a righteous man, and he will learn more.

Isaiah 8:20

To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, there will be no dawn for them.

Jeremiah 2:21

I planted you, a choice vine
from the very best seed.
How then could you turn into
a degenerate, foreign vine?

Matthew 13:23

But the one sown on the good ground—this is one who hears and understands the word, who does bear fruit and yields: some 100, some 60, some 30 times what was sown.”

Luke 24:44

Then He told them, “These are My words that I spoke to you while I was still with you—that everything written about Me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms must be fulfilled.”

John 1:45-49

Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the One Moses wrote about in the Law (and so did the prophets): Jesus the son of Joseph, from Nazareth!”

John 3:21

But anyone who lives by the truth comes to the light, so that his works may be shown to be accomplished by God.”

Acts 2:41

So those who accepted his message were baptized, and that day about 3,000 people were added to them.

Acts 10:33

Therefore I immediately sent for you, and you did the right thing in coming. So we are all present before God, to hear everything you have been commanded by the Lord.”

Acts 11:1

The apostles and the brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles had welcomed God’s message also.

Acts 17:1

Then they traveled through Amphipolis and Apollonia and came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue.

1 Thessalonians 1:6

and you became imitators of us and of the Lord when, in spite of severe persecution, you welcomed the message with joy from the Holy Spirit.

2 Thessalonians 2:10

and with every unrighteous deception among those who are perishing. They perish because they did not accept the love of the truth in order to be saved.

2 Timothy 3:15-17

and you know that from childhood you have known the sacred Scriptures, which are able to give you wisdom for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

James 1:21

Therefore, ridding yourselves of all moral filth and evil, humbly receive the implanted word, which is able to save you.

1 Peter 1:10-12

Concerning this salvation, the prophets who prophesied about the grace that would come to you searched and carefully investigated.

1 Peter 2:2

Like newborn infants, desire the pure spiritual milk, so that you may grow by it for your salvation,

2 Peter 1:19-21

So we have the prophetic word strongly confirmed. You will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dismal place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.

1 John 4:5-6

They are from the world. Therefore what they say is from the world, and the world listens to them.

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Summary

Acts 17:11

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.

They received

And searched

General references

John 7:17

Bible References