Acts 17:11 meaning and explanation

Now the Bereans were more noble-minded than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if these teachings were true.

Acts 17:11, Berean Standard Bible

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Paul and Silas have just been driven out of Thessalonica by a mob, and now they arrive in Berea and go, as usual, to the synagogue. Luke, the narrator, compares the Berean Jews favorably with those in Thessalonica.

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