Acts 17:11

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

The people in Berea were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica. They were so glad to hear the message Paul told them. They studied the Scriptures every day to make sure that what they heard was really true.

Cross References

Isaiah 34:16

Look in the Lord’s scroll and read what it says: Not one of these will be missing. Not one will be without its mate. God said he would make this happen, so his Spirit will bring them together.

John 5:39

You carefully study the Scriptures. You think that they give you eternal life. These same Scriptures tell about me!

1 Thessalonians 2:13

Also, we always thank God because of the way you accepted his message. You heard it and accepted it as God’s message, not our own. And it really is God’s message. And it works in you who believe.

Matthew 13:23

“But what about the seed that fell on the good ground? That is like the people who hear the teaching and understand it. They grow and produce a good crop, sometimes 100 times more, sometimes 60 times more, and sometimes 30 times more.”

Proverbs 9:9

Teach the wise, and they will become wiser. Instruct those who live right, and they will gain more knowledge.

Proverbs 1:5

Even the wise could become wiser by listening to these proverbs. They will gain understanding and learn to solve difficult problems.

1 Thessalonians 1:6

And you became like us and like the Lord. You suffered much, but still you accepted the teaching with joy. The Holy Spirit gave you that joy.

John 3:21

But anyone who follows the true way comes to the light. Then the light will show that whatever they have done was done through God.

2 Thessalonians 2:10

The Man of Evil will use every kind of evil to fool those who are lost. They are lost because they refused to love the truth and be saved.

1 Peter 2:2

Like newborn babies hungry for milk, you should want the pure teaching that feeds your spirit. With it you can grow up and be saved.

Luke 24:44

Jesus said to them, “Remember when I was with you before? I said that everything written about me must happen—everything written in the Law of Moses, the books of the prophets, and the Psalms.”

Isaiah 8:20

You should follow the teachings and the agreement. I swear, if you follow those other things, there is no future for you.

Proverbs 8:10

Choose discipline over silver and knowledge over the finest gold.

James 1:21

So get rid of everything evil in your lives—every kind of wrong you do. Be humble and accept God’s teaching that is planted in your hearts. This teaching can save you.

Psalm 119:148

Late into the night I stay awake to think about your word.

Psalm 119:100

I understand more than those who are older, because I obey your instructions.

Psalm 119:97

Oh, how I love your teachings! I talk about them all the time.

Acts 10:33

So I sent for you immediately. It was very good of you to come here. Now we are all here before God to hear everything the Lord has commanded you to tell us.”

Acts 2:41

Then those who accepted what Peter said were baptized. On that day about 3000 people were added to the group of believers.

Job 23:12

I always obey his commands. I love the words from his mouth more than I love my food.

Acts 17:1

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

Acts 11:1

The apostles and the believers in Judea heard that non-Jewish people had accepted God’s teaching too.

Luke 16:29

“But Abraham said, ‘They have the Law of Moses and the writings of the prophets to read; let them learn from that.’

Jeremiah 2:21

Judah, I planted you like a special vine. You were all from good seed. How did you turn into a different vine that grows bad fruit?

Deuteronomy 29:29

“There are some things that the Lord our God has kept secret. Only he knows these things. But he told us about some things. And these teachings are for us and our descendants forever. And we must obey all the commands in that law.

Luke 1:2

What they have written agrees with what we learned from the people who saw those events from the beginning. They also served God by telling people his message.

Luke 11:3

Give us the food we need for each day.