Acts 17

Acts 17:11

These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the Scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

These Jews of Berea were more ingenuous and better affected, than those of Thessalonica; for they cheerfully received the word of our Gospel, and took pains to search the Scriptures, and to compare our doctrine with the text of the Prophets, to see if we had alleged them aright.

Acts 17:19

And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus.

And they brought him into that spacious room, wherein was wont to be held the chief Court of Justice in Athens, called Areopagus, or Mars his bill.

Acts 17:29

Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man’s device.

Forasmuch then as we are of a divine original, having our souls inspired into us by Almighty God, we might by our very selves easily reach to so much knowledge of God, as to understand, that he is of a spiritual nature, and not to be resembled by gold, or silver, or stone, graven by the art and device of man, or any other bodily creature.

Acts 17:30

And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent.

As for those former times of ignorance, God hath seemed, as it were, to overlook and disregard them, in not giving them the means of knowledge and conversion; and therefore hath expected the less from them: but now, that he hath offered so effectual means of salvation, he looks for other manner of obedience, commanding all men every where now to repent them of their sins.