Acts 17:11

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

They received

So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls.

So I sent for you at once, and you have been kind enough to come. Now therefore we are all here in the presence of God to hear all that you have been commanded by the Lord."

Now the apostles and the brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.

I have not departed from the commandment of his lips; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my portion of food.

My son, if you receive my words and treasure up my commandments with you,

Take my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold,

As for what was sown on good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and yields, in one case a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty."

And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, for you received the word in much affliction, with the joy of the Holy Spirit,

And we also thank God constantly for this, that when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men but as what it really is, the word of God, which is at work in you believers.

and with all wicked deception for those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.

Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.

Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation--

And searched

but his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night.

Oh how I love your law! It is my meditation all the day.

To the teaching and to the testimony! If they will not speak according to this word, it is because they have no dawn.

Seek and read from the book of the LORD: Not one of these shall be missing; none shall be without her mate. For the mouth of the LORD has commanded, and his Spirit has gathered them.

But Abraham said, 'They have Moses and the Prophets; let them hear them.'

Then he said to 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 and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled."

But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his works have been carried out in God."

You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me,

and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

Concerning this salvation, the prophets who prophesied about the grace that was to be yours searched and inquired carefully,

And we have something more sure, the prophetic word, to which you will do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts,

They are from the world; therefore they speak from the world, and the world listens to them.

General references

If anyone's will is to do God's will, he will know whether the teaching is from God or whether I am speaking on my own authority.