Acts 17:11

God's Word

The people of Berea were more open-minded than the people of Thessalonica. They were very willing to receive God’s message, and every day they carefully examined the Scriptures to see if what Paul said was true.

Cross References

Job 23:12

I have not left his commands behind. I have treasured his words in my heart.

Psalm 119:100

I have more wisdom than those with many years of experience, because I have obeyed your guiding principles.

Psalm 119:148

My eyes are wide-open throughout the nighttime hours to reflect on your word.

Psalm 119:97

Oh, how I love your teachings! They are in my thoughts all day long.

Proverbs 1:5

a wise person will listen and continue to learn, and an understanding person will gain direction—

Proverbs 8:10

Take my discipline, not silver, and my knowledge rather than fine gold,

Proverbs 9:9

Give ⌞advice⌟ to a wise person, and he will become even wiser. Teach a righteous person, and he will learn more.

Isaiah 34:16

Search the Lord’s book, and read it. Not one of these animals will be missing. Not one will lack a mate, because the Lord has commanded it, and his Spirit will gather them together.

Isaiah 8:20

They should go to the teachings and to the written instructions. If people don’t speak these words, it is because it doesn’t dawn on them.

Jeremiah 2:21

I planted you like a choice grapevine from the very best seed. Now you have turned against me and have become a wild vine.

Matthew 13:23

But the seed planted on good ground ⌞is the person who⌟ hears and understands the word. This type produces crops. They produce one hundred, sixty, or thirty times as much as was planted.”

Luke 1:2

They received their information from those who had been eyewitnesses and servants of God’s word from the beginning, and they passed it on to us.

Luke 11:3

Give us our bread day by day.

Luke 16:29

“Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses’ ⌞Teachings⌟ and the Prophets. Your brothers should listen to them!’

Luke 24:44

Then he said to them, “These are the words I spoke to you while I was still with you. I told you that everything written about me in Moses’ Teachings, the Prophets, and the Psalms had to come true.”

John 3:21

But people who do what is true come to the light so that the things they do for God may be clearly seen.

John 5:39

You study the Scriptures in detail because you think you have the source of eternal life in them. These Scriptures testify on my behalf.

Acts 10:33

So I sent for you immediately. Thank you for coming. All of us are here now in the presence of God to listen to everything the Lord has ordered you to say.”

Acts 11:1

The apostles and the believers throughout Judea heard that people who were not Jewish had accepted God’s word.

Acts 17:1

Paul and Silas traveled through the cities of Amphipolis and Apollonia and came to the city of Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue.

Acts 2:41

Those who accepted what Peter said were baptized. That day about 3,000 people were added ⌞to the group⌟.

Deuteronomy 29:29

Some things are hidden. They belong to the Lord our God. But the things that have been revealed in these teachings belong to us and to our children forever. We must obey every word of these teachings.

1 Thessalonians 1:6

You imitated us and the Lord. In spite of a lot of suffering, you welcomed God’s word with the kind of joy that the Holy Spirit gives.

1 Thessalonians 2:13

Here is another reason why we never stop thanking God: When you received God’s word from us, you realized it wasn’t human words. Instead, you accepted it for what it really is—God’s word. This word is at work in you believers.

2 Thessalonians 2:10

He will use everything that God disapproves of to deceive those who are dying, those who refused to love the truth that would save them.

James 1:21

So get rid of all immoral behavior and all the wicked things you do. Humbly accept the word that God has placed in you. This word can save you.

1 Peter 2:2

Desire God’s pure word as newborn babies desire milk. Then you will grow in your salvation.