Acts 17:11 Cross References

Acts 17:11

11: And the people of Berea were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica, and they listened eagerly to Paul's message. They searched the Scriptures day after day to check up on Paul and Silas, to see if they were really teaching the truth.

Proverbs 2:1

  1. My child, listen to me and treasure my instructions.
  2. Tune your ears to wisdom, and concentrate on understanding.
  3. Cry out for insight and understanding.
  4. Search for them as you would for lost money or hidden treasure.
  5. Then you will understand what it means to fear the LORD, and you will gain knowledge of God.

Isaiah 34:16

  1. Search the book of the LORD, and see what he will do. He will not miss a single detail. Not one of these birds and animals will be missing, and none will lack a mate, for the LORD has promised this. His Spirit will make it all come true.

1 Thessalonians 2:13

  1. And we will never stop thanking God that when we preached his message to you, you didn't think of the words we spoke as being just our own. You accepted what we said as the very word of God--which, of course, it was. And this word continues to work in you who believe.

1 Peter 1:10

  1. This salvation was something the prophets wanted to know more about. They prophesied about this gracious salvation prepared for you, even though they had many questions as to what it all could mean.
  2. They wondered what the Spirit of Christ within them was talking about when he told them in advance about Christ's suffering and his great glory afterward. They wondered when and to whom all this would happen.
  3. They were told that these things would not happen during their lifetime, but many years later, during yours. And now this Good News has been announced by those who preached to you in the power of the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. It is all so wonderful that even the angels are eagerly watching these things happen.

John 5:39

  1. "You search the Scriptures because you believe they give you eternal life. But the Scriptures point to me!

Proverbs 1:5

  1. Let those who are wise listen to these proverbs and become even wiser. And let those who understand receive guidance

2 Peter 1:19

  1. Because of that, we have even greater confidence in the message proclaimed by the prophets. Pay close attention to what they wrote, for their words are like a light shining in a dark place--until the day Christ appears and his brilliant light shines in your hearts.
  2. Above all, you must understand that no prophecy in Scripture ever came from the prophets themselves
  3. or because they wanted to prophesy. It was the Holy Spirit who moved the prophets to speak from God.

2 Thessalonians 2:10

  1. He will use every kind of wicked deception to fool those who are on their way to destruction because they refuse to believe the truth that would save them.

Luke 24:44

  1. Then he said, "When I was with you before, I told you that everything written about me by Moses and the prophets and in the Psalms must all come true."

Proverbs 9:9

  1. Teach the wise, and they will be wiser. Teach the righteous, and they will learn more.

Matthew 13:23

  1. The good soil represents the hearts of those who truly accept God's message and produce a huge harvest--thirty, sixty, or even a hundred times as much as had been planted."

2 Timothy 3:15

  1. You have been taught the holy Scriptures from childhood, and they have given you the wisdom to receive the salvation that comes by trusting in Christ Jesus.
  2. All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It straightens us out and teaches us to do what is right.
  3. It is God's way of preparing us in every way, fully equipped for every good thing God wants us to do.

1 Thessalonians 1:6

  1. So you received the message with joy from the Holy Spirit in spite of the severe suffering it brought you. In this way, you imitated both us and the Lord.

Psalms 119:100

  1. I am even wiser than my elders, for I have kept your commandments.

Psalms 119:97

  1. Oh, how I love your law! I think about it all day long.

John 3:21

  1. But those who do what is right come to the light gladly, so everyone can see that they are doing what God wants."

Psalms 119:148

  1. I stay awake through the night, thinking about your promise.

Isaiah 8:20

  1. "Check their predictions against my testimony," says the LORD. "If their predictions are different from mine, it is because there is no light or truth in them.

Psalms 1:2

  1. But they delight in doing everything the LORD wants; day and night they think about his law.
  2. They are like trees planted along the riverbank, bearing fruit each season without fail. Their leaves never wither, and in all they do, they prosper.

Proverbs 8:10

  1. "Choose my instruction rather than silver, and knowledge over pure gold.

James 1:21

  1. So get rid of all the filth and evil in your lives, and humbly accept the message God has planted in your hearts, for it is strong enough to save your souls.

Acts 10:33

  1. So I sent for you at once, and it was good of you to come. Now here we are, waiting before God to hear the message the Lord has given you."

Job 23:12

  1. I have not departed from his commands but have treasured his word in my heart.

Acts 17:1

  1. Now Paul and Silas traveled through the towns of Amphipolis and Apollonia and came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue.

1 Peter 2:2

  1. You must crave pure spiritual milk so that you can grow into the fullness of your salvation. Cry out for this nourishment as a baby cries for milk,

John 1:45

  1. Philip went off to look for Nathanael and told him, "We have found the very person Moses and the prophets wrote about! His name is Jesus, the son of Joseph from Nazareth."
  2. "Nazareth!" exclaimed Nathanael. "Can anything good come from there?Just come and see for yourself," Philip said.
  3. As they approached, Jesus said, "Here comes an honest man--a true son of Israel."
  4. "How do you know about me?" Nathanael asked. And Jesus replied, "I could see you under the fig tree before Philip found you."
  5. Nathanael replied, "Teacher, you are the Son of God--the King of Israel!"

1 John 4:5

  1. These people belong to this world, so they speak from the world's viewpoint, and the world listens to them.
  2. But we belong to God; that is why those who know God listen to us. If they do not belong to God, they do not listen to us. That is how we know if someone has the Spirit of truth or the spirit of deception.

Acts 11:1

  1. Soon the news reached the apostles and other believers in Judea that the Gentiles had received the word of God.

Acts 2:41

  1. Those who believed what Peter said were baptized and added to the church--about three thousand in all.

Luke 16:29

  1. "But Abraham said, 'Moses and the prophets have warned them. Your brothers can read their writings anytime they want to.'

Jeremiah 2:21

  1. "How could this happen? When I planted you, I chose a vine of the purest stock--the very best. How did you grow into this corrupt wild vine?
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