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It is commended in the Bereans, Acts xvii.

From Christ: The Way, the Truth, and the Life by Brown, John (of Wamphray)

Thessalonica and its rulers, 100 The more noble Bereans, 101 Athens and its ancient glory, ib.

From The Ancient Church Its History, Doctrine, Worship, and Constitution by Killen, W. D. (William Dool)

And the Bereans were commended as more noble, because they searched the Scriptures daily, to know whether the things preached by the apostles were so.

From A Practical Directory for Young Christian Females Being a Series of Letters from a Brother to a Younger Sister by Newcomb, Harvey

The Bereans were commended for their attention and diligence in this respect.

From Address to the Inhabitants of the Colonies, established in New South Wales And Norfolk Island by Johnson, Richard

When it was rumored a Quaker was come from England, his father proposed to some others to be like the noble Bereans, and hear him before they judged him.

From A Concise Biographical Sketch of William Penn by Evans, Charles