Acts 17:11
The Jews here were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica. They took in the message with real eagerness and went through the Scriptures day after day to check whether what Paul said was true.
Treated in 24 passages across the library.
Where it is preached
- How to Succeed in the Christian Life ·
Bible Study cites Acts 17: 11
…“What is the right way to study the Bible?” 1. First of all, we should study it daily (Acts 17: 11). This is of prime importance. No matter how good the methods of Bible study that one…
- How to Bring Men to Christ ·
Some Hints and Suggestions cites Acts xvii. 11
…24‒26. (c.) Study the Word of God daily. 1 Pet. ii. 2; Acts xx. 32; 2 Tim. iii. 13‒17; Acts xvii. 11. (d.) Pray daily, often and in every time of temptation. Luke xi. 9‒13; xxii. 40; 1 Thes.…
- Portraits of Courage – C. S. Lewis ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Acts 17:11
…rather than abandoning it. Scriptures to revisit 1 Thessalonians 5:21; Proverbs 18:17; Acts 17:11. Reflection 1. How do you respond when an argument you trust is shown to be weak? 2. Are…
- The Bondage of the Will ·
Exordium cites Acts xvii. 11
…heard Paul, searched the Scriptures night and day, “to see if these things were so?” (Acts xvii. 11.) Do not all these things prove that the Apostles, as well as Christ Himself, appealed to…
- Portraits of Courage – Watchman Nee ·
The Young Preacher and the Little Flock cites Acts 17:11
…by Scripture: they were “examining the scriptures daily, whether these things were so” (Acts 17:11, ASV). If even apostolic preaching was tested against the written Word, no later church…
- Rise Up, Men of God ·
The Watchman at the Gate cites Acts 17:11
…prophets claim private revelations. Cults dress up like churches. You must be a Berean (Acts 17:11), testing everything by Scripture, and you must help your family do the same. Do not let…
- Portraits of Courage – Watchman Nee ·
The Legacy of Watchman Nee cites Acts 17:11
…all readiness of the mind, examining the scriptures daily, whether these things were so” (Acts 17:11, ASV). That posture combines openness and testing. Read Nee with readiness. Examine with…
- Portraits of Courage – Watchman Nee ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Acts 17:11
…keep Christ and Scripture above every teacher. Scriptures to revisit 2 Corinthians 4:7; Acts 17:11; 1 Corinthians 3:11, 21; Hebrews 13:8; Colossians 3:4. Reflection 1. Which Nee teaching…
- The Key Teachings of Elisabeth Elliot ·
Let Me Be a Woman cites ACTS 17:11
…all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so. ACTS 17:11 FOR REFLECTION AND ACTION 1. Do you receive your being a man or a woman as a gift from…
- Real Questions – Book 1 ·
Is It Wrong to Doubt? cites Acts 17:11
…because they “examined the Scriptures every day to see if these teachings were true” (Acts 17:11). Faith isn’t afraid of checking. Keep going while you wait. You don’t have to settle…
- Real Questions – Book 2 ·
Introduction: More Questions cites Acts 17:11
…Paul, they “examined the Scriptures every day to see if these teachings were true” (Acts 17:11). They didn’t believe him blindly. They checked. Do the same with this book. How each…
- Talks to the Farmer ·
The Principal Wheat cites Acts 17:11
…Like the Bereans, check and see whether these things are true according to Scripture (Acts 17:11). One of the greatest blessings for the church would be a spirit of inquiry that tests…
- The Key Teachings of R. A. Torrey ·
The Soul’s Proper Food cites ACTS 17:11
…all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so. ACTS 17:11 He quoted Moody with approval: in prayer we talk to God, in Bible study God talks to us…
- The Key Teachings of Jeanne Guyon ·
Praying the Scripture cites ACTS 17:11
…all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so. ACTS 17:11 With those cautions, her counsel stands. There are Christians who have read the Bible for…
- The Key Teachings of Derek Prince ·
Conclusion cites ACTS 17:11
…all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so. ACTS 17:11 A last word about the man No part of Prince’s story teaches more than the one he would…
- The Key Teachings of George Whitefield ·
A Reader’s Guide to George Whitefield cites ACTS 17:11
…all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so. ACTS 17:11 Whitefield is easy to read and hard to capture. He was a preacher, not an author, and…
- The Key Teachings of Watchman Nee ·
Authority and Submission cites Acts 17:11
…The Bereans were commended for checking an apostle’s preaching against the Scriptures (Acts 17:11). Elders are to be examined before appointment and rebuked before all if they sin (1…
- The Key Teachings of Watchman Nee ·
The Ministry of the Word cites ACTS 17:11
…all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so. ACTS 17:11 The second caution concerns the language of burden and spirit. It describes something…
- Portraits of Courage – Pandita Ramabai ·
The Religion Without Christ cites Acts 17:11
…all readiness of mind, examining the scriptures daily, whether these things were so” (Acts 17:11, ASV). That was what she was trying to do. What Was Missing Later she came to see these…
- Portraits of Courage – Pandita Ramabai ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Acts 17:11
…her conscience, and went to the Bible itself. Scriptures to revisit 1 Thessalonians 5:21; Acts 17:11. Reflection 1. Was Ramabai right to resist the Wantage sisters? 2. What is the difference…
- The Ten Commandments ·
4.3 The Word cites Acts 17: 11
…to search as for a ‘vein of silver.’ The Bereans ’searched the Scriptures daily.’ Acts 17: 11. The word anakrinontes signifies to make a curious and critical search. Apollos was…
- Sermons on Several Occasions ·
The Means of Grace cites Acts 17:11
…many of them believed;” found the grace of God, in the way which he had ordained. (Acts 17:11, 12.) It is probable, indeed, that in some of those who had “received the word with all…
- A Body of Divinity ·
The Scriptures cites Acts 17:11
…they can discern between truth and error, and judge what is sound and what is spurious. Acts 17:11: ‘The Bereans searched the Scriptures daily, whether those things were so.’ They weighed…
- Knots Untied ·
Private Judgment cites Acts xvii. 11
…whether those things were so,” and “therefore,” it is said, “many of them believed.” (Acts xvii. 11,12.) What was this again but private judgment? This is the spirit of the advice given in…