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. The Baptist Magazine - Page 5691837Full view - About this book
| John Brodhead Romeyn - Presbyterian Church - 1816 - 456 pages
...away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea : who, coming thither, went into the synagogue of the Jews. These were more noble than those in Thessalonica,...word with all readiness of mind, and searched the Scrip* tures daily, whether those things were so. Therefore many of them believed; alvo of honourable... | |
| John Brodhead Romeyn - Presbyterian Church - 1816 - 470 pages
...conduct of the Bereans, which the Spirit of God has eulogized. " These were more noble," says Luke, " than those in Thessalonica, in that "' they received...all readiness " of mind, and searched the Scriptures dai" ly, whether these things were so." In order to understand fully the conduct of these Bereans,... | |
| William Russel - Bible - 1816 - 122 pages
...historian, who praises the Jews of Berea, as more noble than those of Thessalonica ; because "they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched...daily, whether those things were so." " Therefore," it is added, " many of them believed." And this account is given without any respect of persons ; for... | |
| William Jones - Albigenses - 1816 - 500 pages
...the things he declared were so or not — the happy result of which was that " many of them believed, of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men not a few." Intimation, however, having reached Thessalonica that Paul was preaching with great success at Berea,... | |
| sir George Pretyman Tomline (bart, bp. of Winchester.) - 1817 - 628 pages
...in the house of Cornelius would have been supeifluous and unnecessary. The Bereans were commended " in that they received the word with all readiness...the Scriptures daily, whether those things were so ( I) ; " and it is immediately added, " therefore many of them believed : " hence it appears, that... | |
| Thomas Scott - Calvinism - 1817 - 530 pages
...prayer to be enabled to understand, believe, and obey the word of God. Thus the Bereans " received the word with all '' readiness of mind, and searched...whether those things were so; therefore many of them " belie ved."J P. xx. 1. 16. ' These men,§ however reluctantly, ' believed that Jesus was the Messiah,... | |
| Adam Clarke - 1817 - 746 pages
...by АП. night unto Berea : who coming cir'ocv"1'1' thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. 11 These were more noble than those in Thessalonica,...received the word with all readiness of mind, and d searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so. 12 Therefore many of them believed ;... | |
| 1817 - 842 pages
...readiness of mind, and searched thé Scriptures daily, whether those thiugs were so. 12 Therefore maiiy of them believed : also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of mon, not a fe\v. 13 But wheii thé Jews ofThessalonica had knowledge that thé word of God waspreached... | |
| Thornhill Kidd - 1817 - 804 pages
...interested in it, and is affected by it. The Bereans were the subjects of this change, when " they received the word with all readiness of mind ; and searched the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so." The Thessalonians also, of whom the Apostle affirms ; " Ye received... | |
| Edward Cooper - Sermons, English - 1818 - 384 pages
...question was that of the Jews at Berea, to whom St. Paul bears this decisive and honourable testimony, " These were more noble than those in Thessalonica,...things were so : therefore many of them believed." Observe the several particulars here mentioned in their favour. " They received the word with all readiness... | |
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