Acts 17:11
These Jews of Beroea were better disposed than those in Thessalonica, for they welcomed the Message with great readiness, and daily examined the Scriptures to see if what was said was true.
John 5:39
You search the Scriptures, because you think that you find in them Immortal Life;
Luke 16:29
'They have the writings of Moses and the Prophets,' replied Abraham; 'let them listen to them.'
1 Thessalonians 2:13
This, too, is a reason why we, on our part, are continually thanking God--because, in receiving the teaching that you had from us, you accepted it, not as the teaching of man, but as what it really is--the teaching of God, which is even now doing its work within you who believe in Christ.
Matthew 13:23
But by the seed which was sown on the good ground is meant the man who hears the Message and understands it, and really yields a return, sometimes one hundred, sometimes sixty, sometimes thirty fold."
Luke 24:44
"This is what I told you," he said, "when I was still with you--that everything that had been written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms, must be fulfilled."
John 1:45-49
He found Nathanael and said to him: "We have found him of whom Moses wrote in the Law, and of whom the Prophets also wrote--Jesus of Nazareth, Joseph's son!"
John 3:21
But he who acts up to the truth comes to the light, that his actions may be shown to have been done in dependence upon God.
Acts 2:41
So those who accepted his teaching were baptized, and about three thousand people joined the disciples on that day alone.
Acts 10:33
Accordingly I sent to you at once, and you have been so good as to come. And now we are all here in the presence of God, to listen to all that you have been instructed by the Lord to say."
Acts 11:1
The Apostles and the Brethren throughout Judea heard that even the Gentiles had welcomed God's Message.
Acts 17:1
After passing through Amphipolis and Apollonia, Paul and Silas came to Thessalonica. Here the Jews had a Synagogue;
1 Thessalonians 1:6
And you yourselves began to follow, not only our example, but the Master's also; and, in spite of much suffering, you welcomed the Message with a joy inspired by the Holy Spirit,
2 Thessalonians 2:10
to the ruin of those who are on the path to destruction, because they have never received and loved the Truth to their own Salvation.
2 Timothy 3:15-17
and that, from your childhood, you have known the Sacred Writings, which can give you the wisdom that, through belief in Christ Jesus, leads to Salvation.
James 1:21
Therefore, have done with all filthiness and whatever wickedness still remains, and in a humble spirit receive that Message which has been planted in your hearts and is able to save your souls.
1 Peter 1:10-12
It was this Salvation that the Prophets, who spoke long ago of the blessing intended for you, sought, and strove to comprehend;
1 Peter 2:2
like newly born infants, crave pure spiritual milk, so that you may be enabled by it to grow till you attain Salvation--
2 Peter 1:19-21
And still stronger is the assurance that we have in the teaching of the Prophets; to which you will do well to pay attention (as if it were a lamp shining in a gloomy place), until the Day dawns and the Morning Star rises in your hearts.
1 John 4:5-6
Those men belong to the world; and therefore they speak as the world speaks, and the world listens to them.