More noble; more noble-minded-candid inquirers after truth.
Whether those things were so; whether the things taught by Paul and Silas were true, in accordance with the Scriptures. Readiness of mind to hear the gospel, and daily to search the Scriptures for the purpose of understanding and obeying them, is evidence of true nobleness of spirit, and the means of increasing it, and of leading many to believe in Christ the Saviour of their souls.
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Verse Acts 17:11. _THESE WERE MORE NOBLE THAN THOSE IN THESSALONICA_] ησαν ευγενεστεροι, _Were of a better race, extraction_, or _birth_, than those at Thessalonica; but the word refers more to their...
THESE WERE MORE NOBLE - εὐγενέστεροι eugenesteroi. This literally means more noble by birth; descended from more illustrious ancestors. But here the word is used to denote a quality of mind and hear...
CHAPTER 17 _ 1. The Gospel in Thessalonica (Acts 17:1)._ 2. The Gospel in Beroea (Acts 17:10). 3. Paul in Athens (Acts 17:15). Three cities in which the Gospel is next preached are before us in thi...
THROUGH BERŒ A TO ATHENS. Berœ a was a populous place but off the main route. Paul and Silas at once go to the synagogue; by this time we should think they could scarcely look to the synagogue with ho...
IN THESSALONICA (Acts 17:1-9)...
The brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away to Beroea by night. When they arrived there they came into the synagogue of the Jews. These were men of finer character than those in Thessalonica and...
NOBLE. Greek. _eugenes =_ well born. Occurs here, Luke 19:12; 1 Corinthians 1:26. Hence they were more courteous. WORD. Greek. _logos._ App-121. WITH. Greek. _meta._ App-104. READINESS OF MIND. Gree...
_more noble_ Applied first to nobility of birth (which is the primary sense of _nobilis_), the word in its secondary sense implies, as here, nobility of character. _received the word_ i.e. the word of...
ΕΥ̓ΓΕΝΈΣΤΕΡΟΙ, _more noble_, εὐγενής is applied first to nobility of birth; but its secondary sense is, as here, nobility of character. The latter ought to be a consequence of the former. Cf. 2Ma 14:4...
PAUL AND SILAS SENT AWAY TO BERŒA. NOBLE CHARACTER OF THE BERŒANS. THE JEWS FROM THESSALONICA FOLLOW AFTER PAUL, AND BY REASON OF THEIR ENMITY HE IS CONDUCTED TO ATHENS...
_THE NOBLE CONDUCT OF THE BEREANS ACTS 17:10-15:_ Out of love for their spiritual fathers and concern for their safety the brethren sent Paul and Silas to Berea. They were sent out at night to preserv...
ΉΣΑΝ _impf. ind. act. от_ ΕΙΜΊ, _см._ Acts 17:7. ΕΥΓΕΝΈΣΤΕΡΟΙ _сотр. от_ ΕΥΓΕΝΉΣ (G2104) благородный; здесь: благородное происхождение, знатность, благородство ума (BAGD); _сотр._ более благородный....
DISCOURSE: 1789 THE GOOD EFFECTS OF A CANDID ATTENTION TO THE GOSPEL Acts 17:11. _These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and sear...
BEREA— Was another city of Macedonia, not far from Pella, the birth-place of Alexander the Great. There is a peculiar spirit and propriety in the expression, _These were more noble,_ &c. As the Jews b...
AT BEREA. Acts 17:10 b - Acts 17:14 a. Acts 17:10 b unto Beroea: who when they were come thither went into the synagogues of the Jews. Acts 17:11
11. We have now, at last, the pleasure of seeing one Jewish community listen to the truth and examine it like rational beings. (11) "_Now these were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, who r...
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. THESE WERE MORE NOBLE T...
1 Luke seems to have remained behind at Philippi, for the narrative now proceeds in the third person. Timothy also tarried, for no one was more genuinely solicitous of the welfare of the infant eccles...
17:11 receiving (g-10) Lit. 'being such as received.'...
SECOND MISSIONARY JOURNEY (CONTINUED) 1-15. Thessalonica and Berœa. 1. Amphipolis] 32 m. W. of Philippi. APOLLONIA] 30 m. W. of Amphipolis. THESSALONICA] now Salonika, was the capital of the provin...
GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE ACTS _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 17 PAUL AND SILAS GO TO THESSALONICA, 17:1-4 V1 Paul and Silas travelled through Amphipolis and Apollonia. They came to Thessalonica. There was...
THESE WERE MORE NOBLE THAN THOSE IN THESSALONICA. — The word for “noble” (literally, _well-born,_ as in 1 Corinthians 1:26) had. like most words of like origin (such, _e.g.,_ as the Latin _ingenuus_)_...
CHAPTER 12 ST. PAUL IN MACEDONIA. Acts 16:29; Acts 17:1; Acts 17:10 TROAS was at this time the termination of St. Paul's Asiatic travels. He had passed diagonally right through Asia Minor, followin...
CHAPTER 12 ST. PAUL IN MACEDONIA. Acts 16:29; Acts 17:1; Acts 17:10 TROAS was at this time the termination of St. Paul's Asiatic travels. He had passed diagonally right through Asia Minor, followin...
εὐγενέστεροι : only in Luke and Paul in the N.T., so in classics the word is used of noble birth, Luke 19:12; 1 Corinthians 1:26 (Job 1:3), or of nobility of character as here, _cf._ also its use in 4...
PERSECUTION SPREADS THE TRUTH Acts 17:1 _ Thessalonica._ Slowly Paul made his way among the great cities of Greece. He was sowing seeds of which others would reap the harvest. His one theme was the _...
At Thessalonica and Berea the apostle visited the synagogues, and again in each case persecution arose from the Jews. A sentence which fell from the lips of the leader of the mob shows with what rapid...
Preaching in Berea Paul and Silas immediately entered the synagogue to teach. Rather than base their decisions on the traditional teachings of man, the Bereans carefully examined the word of God to de...
(5) These were more (d) 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. (5) The Lord sets...
These were more noble than those of Thessalonica. According to the common exposition, the sense is, that these of Ber\'9ca, were of a more noble and generous disposition of mind, not carried away with...
Now leaving Timothy at Thessalonica to continue the meeting, Paul, Silas and Luke continue their journey southward, fifty-seven miles to Berea, also a prominent city, where there is a synagogue of the...
And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. (11) These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they r...
We now enter on the missionary journeys, as they are called, of the apostle Paul. The work, under the Spirit, opens to the glory of the Lord. Not merely are Gentiles met in grace and brought into the...
_THE STORY OF THE BEREANS_ ‘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 s...
− 11._Did excel in nobility. _Luke returneth again unto the men of Thessalonica. The remembrance of Christ might have been thought to have been buried by the departure of Paul, and surely it is a wond...
In the last case it was the power exercised by the enemy over the passions of the Gentiles that caused the persecution of the apostles: at Thessalonica we again find the old and universal enmity of th...
THESE WERE MORE NOBLE THAN THOSE IN THESSALONICA,.... That is, the Jews at Berea were more noble than the Jews in Thessalonica, as the Syriac version expresses it; for the comparison is not between th...
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. Ver. 11. _Thee were more...
_These were more noble_, &c. Greek, ευγενεστεροι, _more ingenuous_, or _generous;_ of a more excellent disposition, more open to conviction, as being less blinded by prejudice. To be teachable in the...
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....
Preaching in Berea:...
From Philippi Paul and his company travelled westward in Greece to Thessalonica (also in Macedonia). A Jewish synagogue being there, they attended this for three sabbath days, reasoning with the Jews...
THESE WERE MORE FAIR-MINDED THAN THOSE IN THESSALONICA, IN THAT THEY RECEIVED THE WORD WITH ALL READINESS, AND SEARCHED THE SCRIPTURES DAILY _TO FIND OUT_ WHETHER THESE THINGS WERE SO. 1. The Jewish...
"Now these were more noble-minded" The word noble often means "well born" or "of noble birth". But here the word applies to. noble attitude. Unlike the Jews in Thessalonica who were only willing to li...
10-15 The Jews in Berea applied seriously to the study of the word preached unto them. They not only heard Paul preach on the sabbath, but daily searched the Scriptures, and compared what they read w...
The Jews of Berea did excel those of Thessalonica, not so much in birth as in disposition: they were not so prejudiced and obstinate; they patiently heard Paul; they seriously thought upon what he had...
11. We have now, at last, the pleasure of seeing one Jewish community listen to the truth and examine it like rational beings. (11) " Now these were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, who r...
Dialogue of Justin And Trypho said, "Prove this; for, as you see, the day advances, and we are not prepared for such perilous replies; since never yet have we heard any man investigating, or searchin...
Acts 17:11 G1161 These G3778 were G2258 (G5713) fair-minded G2104 in G1722 Thessalonica G2332 they G3748 received...
PAUL'S MINISTRY IN EUROPE AND THEN IN EPHESUS (17:1-19:20). Ministry in Europe (17:1-18:22). Fruitful Ministry in Thessalonica and Berea (17:1-14). Having been requested to leave Philippi, Paul and...
‘Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of the mind, examining the Scriptures daily, whether these things were so.' For the Bereans wer...
Acts 17:11. THESE WERE MORE NOBLE THAN THOSE IN THESSALONICA. Certain expositors of great name, as, for instance, Calvin and Luther, apply these words to the Jews of Thessalonica, translating thus: ‘T...
MORE NOBLE THAN THOSE (ευγενεστερο των). Comparative form of ευγενης, old and common adjective, but in N.T. only here and Luke 19:12; 1 Corinthians 1:26. Followed by ablative case των as often afte...
CONTENTS: Founding of church at Thessalonica and the Jewish opposition. Paul and Silas at Berea. Paul at Athens and the sermon from Mars' hill. CHARACTERS: Christ, Paul, Silas, Jason, Caesar, philoso...
Acts 17:1. _When they had passed through Amphipolis._ Boiste adds the Roman name _Emboli._ It was built by Simon, the Athenian commander. It stood on an island formed in the river Strymon, and was cal...
THE BROTHERS SENT PAUL AND SILAS TO BEREA. Between forty-five and sixty miles west of Thessalonica. THE PEOPLE THERE WERE MORE OPEN-MINDED. They were willing to investigate the claims of Paul and Sila...
_And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas unto Berea … These were more noble than those in Thessalonica._ FROM THESSALONICA TO BEREA 1. Paul and Silas were sent away “by night.” That is...
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 17:11 NOBLE originally meant “of noble birth” or “well born” in Greek. The word was also applied to people who exhibited noble behavior, who were open-minded, fair, and thoughtful. e...
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 17:10 Paul and Silas fled to Berea, 50 miles (81 km) by road southwest of Thessalonica. ⇐ ⇔
_CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 17:10. BŒREA.—Presently _Pheria_, south-west of Thessalonica, and fifty-one miles distant. Acts 17:12. MANY OF THEM BELIEVED.—_Codex Bezœ_ adds, “And some disbelieved.” The a...
EXPOSITION ACTS 17:1 AMPHIPOLIS. This was the ancient capital of that division of Macedonia (Macedonia Prima); see Acts 16:12, note. It was situated on the Via Egnatia, thirty-four miles southwest f...
Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews (Acts 17:1): Now Luke passes that off in one verse. From Philippi to Amph...
1 John 4:5; 1 John 4:6; 1 Peter 1:10; 1 Peter 2:2; 1 Thessalonians 1:6
Searched. Or examined. See on Luke 23:14....
These were more ingenuous — Or generous. To be teachable in the things of God is true generosity of soul. The receiving the word with all readiness of mind, and the most accurate search into the truth...