Acts 17:10-13

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Acts 17:10-15

In these verses we have, I. Paul and Silas removing to Berea, and employed in preaching the gospel there, Acts 17:10. They had proceeded so far at Thessalonica that the foundations of a church were laid, and others were raised up to carry on the work that was begun, against whom the rulers and people were not so much prejudiced as they were against Paul and Silas; and therefore when the storm rose they withdrew, taking this as an indication to them that they must quit that place for the... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Acts 17:10-15

17:10-15 The brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away to Beroea by night. When they arrived there they came into the synagogue of the Jews. These were men of finer character than those in Thessalonica and they received the word with all eagerness. They daily examined the scriptures to see if these things were so. Many of them believed, as did a considerable number of well-to-do Greek women and men. When the Jews of Thessalonica knew that the word of God was preached by Paul in Beroea... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 17:10

And the brethren ,.... The believers in Thessalonica, the young converts there, who were full of love and affection to their spiritual fathers: immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea ; another city in Macedonia: and so it is placed by Pliny F12 Nat. Hist. l. 4. c. 10. in the north part of it; and, according to Ptolomy F13 Geograph. l. 3. c. 13. it was, in that part of Macedonia called Emathia, and was not far from Pella, the native place of Alexander the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 17:11

These were more noble than those in Thessalonica ,.... That is, the Jews at Berea were more noble than the Jews in Thessalonica, as the Syriac version expresses it; for the comparison is not between the native inhabitants of Berea and Thessalonica, but between the Jews that dwelt in these places: and the one being "more noble" than the other, does not refer to their birth, lineage, and descent, as in 1 Corinthians 1:26 few such were called; and besides, both sorts were Jews, and of the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 17:12

Therefore many of them believed ,.... What the apostle preached, and in Jesus of Nazareth, as the true Messiah, and professed their faith in him, upon finding, through reading and searching the Scriptures, that the characters of the Messiah agreed in him, and that what the apostle delivered were entirely consonant to those writings: also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men not a few ; besides the Jews, there were Gentiles also, both men and women; who were proselytes to the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 17:13

But when the Jews of Thessalonica ,.... The unbelieving Jews there, had knowledge that the word of God was preached of Paul at Berea ; which they came at, either by persons that came from thence to Thessalonica, or by letters sent them: they came thither also ; as the Jews from Antioch and Iconium came to Lystra on a like account, Acts 14:19 and stirred up the people ; the common people, the natives of the place, against the apostles; suggesting that they were wicked men, and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 17:10

Sent away Paul and Silas by night - Fearing some farther machinations of the Jews and their associates. Berea - This was another city of Macedonia, on the same gulf with Thessalonica; and not far from Pella, the birth place of Alexander the Great. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 17:11

These were more noble than those in Thessalonica - Ησαν ευγενεϚεροι , Were of a better race, extraction, or birth, than those at Thessalonica; but the word refers more to their conduct, as a proof of their better disposition, than to their birth, or any peculiar lineal nobility. It was a maxim among the Jews, that "none was of a noble spirit who did not employ himself in the study of the law." It appears that the Bereans were a better educated and more polished people than those at... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 17:12

Therefore many of them believed - From the manner in which they heard, received, and examined the word preached to them, it was not likely they could be deceived. And, as it was the truth that was proclaimed to them, it is no wonder that they apprehended, believed, and embraced it. Of honorable women which were Greeks - Probably mere heathens are meant; and these were some of the chief families in the place. Thus we find that the preaching of Paul at Berea was made the instrument of... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 17:13

The Jews of Thessalonica - stirred up the people - With what implacable malice did these men persecute the Gospel! And in the same spirit they continue to the present day, though it is evidently the sole cause of their wretchedness. read more

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