Act 17:11 | JFB | STEP | 11. These were more noble than those in Thessalonica —The comparison is between the Jews of the two places; for the triumphs of the Gospel at Thessalonica were mostly among the Gentiles. See on . in that they received the word with all readiness of mind —heard it not only without prejudice, but with eager interest, "in an honest and good heart" ( ), with sincere desire to be taught aright (see ). Mark the "nobility" ascribed to this state of mind. searched the scriptures daily whether those things were so —whether the Christian interpretation which the apostle put upon the Old Testament Scriptures was the true one.

Acts 17:11

11. These were more noble than those in Thessalonica—The comparison is between the Jews of the two places; for the triumphs of the Gospel at Thessalonica were mostly among the Gentiles. See on Ac 17:2-4.

in that they received the word with all readiness of mind—heard it not only without prejudice, but with eager interest, "in an honest and good heart" (Lu 8:17), with sincere desire to be taught aright (see Joh 7:17). Mark the "nobility" ascribed to this state of mind.

searched the scriptures daily whether those things were so—whether the Christian interpretation which the apostle put upon the Old Testament Scriptures was the true one.