The Character of the Bereans
As soon as night comes, the brothers send Paul and Silas to Berea, and there they go into the synagogue. The Bereans receive the word with eagerness, examine the Scriptures daily to test the message, and many believe, including prominent Greek women and men.
A10s 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.
When the Jews from Thessalonica learn that Paul is proclaiming the word of God in Berea, they come there too to stir up the crowds. The brothers immediately send Paul toward the coast, while Silas and Timothy remain, and those escorting Paul bring him to Athens with instructions for them to join him quickly.
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.