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⁷and Jason has welcomed them into his home. They are all defying Caesar’s decrees, saying that there is another king, named Jesus!” ⁸On hearing this, the crowd and city officials were greatly disturbed. ⁹And they collected bond from Jason and the others, and then released them.

The Character of the Bereans

¹⁰As soon as night had fallen, the brothers sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. On arriving there, they went into the Jewish synagogue. ¹¹Now 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. ¹²As a result, many of them believed, along with quite a few prominent Greek women and men. ¹³But when the Jews from Thessalonica learned that Paul was also proclaiming the word of God in Berea, they went there themselves to incite and agitate the crowds. ¹⁴The brothers immediately sent Paul to the coast, but Silas and Timothy remained in Berea. ¹⁵Those who escorted Paul brought him to Athens, and then returned with instructions for Silas and Timothy to join him as soon as possible.

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Who were the Bereans, and what made them “noble-minded”?

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The point is not that the Bereans were socially aristocratic, but that they showed a better moral and intellectual posture than the Thessalonian crowd. Luke praises them because they were open to Paul’s message and did not treat it with suspicion or contempt. Their “nobility” is shown in a teachable spirit joined to careful testing, not in blind acceptance Bible Hub+1.

The key contrast is between eagerness and verification. They welcomed the message gladly, but they also checked it against the Scriptures daily, which means their faith was neither gullible nor cynical StudyLight+1.

In context, this follows Paul’s preaching in Berea after opposition in Thessalonica forced him to move on.

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Who were the Bereans?

The Bereans lived in Berea, a city in Macedonia. Luke commends them in Acts 17:10-15 for how they received Paul’s preaching.1

They welcomed the message eagerly, then examined the Scriptures every day to see whether what Paul taught was true.2

Their example is often used for careful discernment today: receive teaching openly, then test it against Scripture.3

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1. Thessalonicavv. 1-9
  Paul reasons from the Scriptures; a riot follows
2. Bereavv. 10-15
  The Bereans examine the Scriptures daily
3. Athensvv. 16-34
  Paul speaks at the Areopagus
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“The steadfast of mind You will keep in perfect peace, because he trusts in You.”

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