Acts 17:11

11Now these Jews were more noble than those in Thessalonica; they received the word with all eagerness, aexamining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.

Acts 17:18-20

18Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also conversed with him. And some said, bWhat does this babbler wish to say?” Others said, “He seems to be a preacher of foreign divinities”—because che was preaching dJesus and the resurrection. 19And they took him and brought him to ethe Areopagus, saying, “May we know what this fnew teaching is that you are presenting? 20For you bring some gstrange things to our ears. We wish to know therefore what these things mean.”

Acts 17:32

32Now when they heard of hthe resurrection of the dead, isome mocked. But others said, j“We will hear you again about this.”

Galatians 4:14

14and though my condition was a trial to you, you did not scorn or despise me, but received me kas an angel of God, las Christ Jesus.

2 Peter 3:2

2 mthat you should remember the predictions of nthe holy prophets and the commandment of the Lord and Savior through your apostles,
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