<p>17:11 <em>Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, examining the Scriptures daily, whether these things were so</em>- The &quot;examining&quot; probably speaks of daily visits to the synagogue where the Old Testament scrolls were kept, asking to examine them. Paul would have been preaching from the Old Testament, quoting from memory. And they would have wanted to check out his quotations and their context in the actual scrolls. It was &quot;therefore&quot; that they believed (:12), for faith comes by hearing the word of God. It was their attitude to God's word which meant that they received the word with such <em>prothumia</em>, &quot;predisposition&quot;, to believe. Paul's message of Jesus as Christ meshed perfectly with the scriptures which they so respected.</p>