Acts 17:11

Paul And Silas In Berea

¹⁰ Now the brothers sent away both Paul and Silas at once, during the night, to Berea. {They} went into the synagogue of the Jews [when they] arrived. ¹¹ Now these were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica. {They} accepted the message with all eagerness, examining the scriptures every day [to see] if these [things] were so. ¹² Therefore many of them believed, and not a few of the prominent Greek women and men.

Kingdom of God

Old Testament

Searched the Scriptures Daily

Day After Day

Examining The Scriptures Daily

Berea

Christ

Paul

Thessalonica

John 5:39

You search the scriptures because you think that you have eternal life in them, and it is these that testify about me.

Isaiah 34:16

Seek from the book of Yahweh and {read}; none of these shall be missing; none shall miss her mate. For my mouth {is the one that} has commanded, and his spirit {is the one that} has gathered them.

Luke 16:29

But Abraham said, 'They have Moses and the prophets; they must listen to them.'

1 Thessalonians 2:13

And because of this we also give thanks to God constantly, that [when you] received God's word {that you heard} from us, you accepted [it] not [as the] word of men, but as [it] truly is, [the] word of God, which also is at work in you who believe.

Job 23:12

[From] the commandment of his lips, indeed I have not departed; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my daily food.

Psalm 1:2-3

Instead, in the law of Yahweh [is] his delight, and on his law he meditates day and night.

Psalm 119:97

How I love your law! The whole day it [is] my meditation.

Psalm 119:100

I understand more than [the] elders, for I keep your precepts.

Psalm 119:148

My eyes anticipate [the] night watches, that [I may] meditate on your word.

Proverbs 1:5

may the wise hear and increase learning, and the one who understands gain direction,

Proverbs 2:1-5

My child, if you will receive my sayings, and hide my commands with you,

Proverbs 8:10

Take my teaching and not silver; may you choose knowledge rather than choice gold.

Proverbs 9:9

Give to a wise one and he will become more wise; {teach} a righteous one and he will increase learning.

Isaiah 8:20

for teaching and for testimony?" {surely they [who] speak like this have no dawn}.

Jeremiah 2:21

Yet I planted you [as] a choice vine, all of it a seed of trustworthiness. How then have you altered before me [into something that is] degenerate, the foreign vine?

Matthew 13:23

But what was sown on the good soil--this is the one who hears the word and understands [it], who indeed bears fruit and produces, this one a hundred [times as much], and this one sixty, and this one thirty."

Luke 24:44

And he said to them, "These [are] my words that I spoke to you [while I] was still with you, that everything that is written about me in the law of Moses and the prophets and psalms must be fulfilled."

John 1:45-49

Philip found Nathanael and said to him, "We have found [the one] whom Moses wrote [about] in the law, and the prophets wrote [about]--Jesus son of Joseph from Nazareth!"

John 3:21

But the one who practices the truth comes to the light, in order that his deeds may be revealed, that they are done in God.

Acts 2:41

So those who accepted his message were baptized, and on that day about three thousand souls were added.

Acts 10:33

Therefore I sent for you at once, and you {were kind enough to come}. So now we all are present before God to hear all the things that have been commanded to you by the Lord."

Acts 11:1

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

Acts 17:1

Now [after they] traveled through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews.

1 Thessalonians 1:6

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

2 Thessalonians 2:10

and with every unrighteous deception against those who are perishing, in place of which they did not accept the love of the truth, so that they would be saved.

2 Timothy 3:15-17

and that from childhood you have known the holy writings that are able [to make] you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

James 1:21

Therefore, putting aside all moral uncleanness and wicked excess, welcome with humility the implanted message which is able to save your souls.

1 Peter 1:10-12

Concerning this salvation, the prophets who prophesied about the grace meant for you sought and made careful inquiry,

1 Peter 2:2

like newborn infants long for the unadulterated spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up to salvation,

2 Peter 1:19-21

and we possess [as] more reliable the prophetic word, to which you do well [if you] pay attention to [it] as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts,

1 John 4:5-6

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