Acts 17:12 NIV

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 17:12

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

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

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 17:12

Verse 12− 12.And many believed. This is not referred unto the sentence next going before, as if those of whom he spake began to believe, making choice of some of them: for that were an absurd thing. But Luke’s meaning is, because many were added by their example, the Church was increased in that city. And hitherto hath Luke declared the first beginning of the church of Thessalonica, lest any man should think that Paul’s labors did perish through his sudden and violent departure; for unless I... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 17:1-15

The strange alliance. Among the hindrances to the progress of the gospel in the world we have often to notice the combination of the most discordant elements for the purpose of obstruction. Pilate and Herod were made friends together when they united in crucifying the Lord of glory. When the chief priests and Pharisees, in their blind hatred of the Lord Jesus Christ, sought his death, they did not scruple to invoke the aid of the Roman power, the object of their bitterest hatred and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 17:10-14

The duty of individual research. This interesting and cheering episode teaches us one lesson in particular; but there are three suggestions we may gain preliminarily. 1. That the Christian pilgrim (and workman) may hope that shadow will soon be succeeded by sunshine; that the tumult of Thessalonica will soon be followed by the reverent inquiry of Beraea. 2. That he must expect sunshine to pass, before long, into shadow; the fruit-gathering of Beraea to yield to the flight to Athens... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 17:10-15

Nobility of soul at Beraea. Beraea stands out as a bright oasis in the dreary landscape of persecution. When Paul and Silas enter the synagogue, they find themselves in a new atmosphere. They find "men of nobler soul" then the dishonest cavilers and intriguers of Philippi and of Thessalonica. What were the elements of this nobility of soul? I. WILLING AND UNPREJUDICED RECEPTION OF NOVEL VIEWS , This spontaneous receptiveness springs only from the rooted love of truth. Let... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 17:10-15

Beraea. The different state of mind among the Jews. The unbelief and opposition of men overruled by God to the fulfillment of his purposes. The footsteps of the apostolic messengers quickened. The sudden stride of the message from Beraea to Athens—scarcely likely to have been taken by Paul without an impulse in the circumstances driving him forward. Yet, as so much depended on the one man's work, as no one else so fitted to lay the foundations of Christianity in Greece, he must be lifted... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 17:11-12

A comparison justly invidious. In harmony with the directions of Jesus Christ himself, and with the dictates of wisdom as against presumptuousness. Paul and Silas, when endangered by their ministrations in one place, sped on in all fidelity and zeal to another. It may also be not without its significant interest that, as we are told, they were "sent away," or "sent on," by the brethren. Had they gone away at any time and ceased from their work, they and their motives and their love might... read more

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

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

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

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

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 17:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 17:1-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 17:10-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 17:10-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 17:10-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 17:11-12

Group of Brands