SEV Biblia, Chapter 17:10
¶ Entonces los hermanos, luego de noche, enviaron a Pablo y a Silas a Berea; los cuales habiendo llegado, entraron en la sinagoga de los judíos.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Acts 17:10
Verse 10. Sent away Paul and Silas by night] Fearing some farther machinations of the Jews and their associates. Berea] This was another city of Macedonia, on the same gulf with Thessalonica; and not far from Pella, the birth place of Alexander the Great.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 10. And the brethren , etc.] The believers in Thessalonica, the young converts there, who were full of love and affection to their spiritual fathers: immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea ; another city in Macedonia: and so it is placed by Pliny in the north part of it; and, according to Ptolomy it was, in that part of Macedonia called Emathia, and was not far from Pella, the native place of Alexander the great. It is now called Veria; some say it was called Berea from Beraea, daughter of Beres, son of Macedo, by whom it is said to have been built; others from Pheron; and some think it has some agreement with the Syriac word Barja and Baraitha; since what is called Berytus, is Beroe with others: there was besides this another Beraea, a city of Syria, which Josephus speaks of; and is mentioned by Pliny along with Hierapolis and Chalcis, and very likely is the same that is spoken of in: But the King of kings moved Antiochus mind against this wicked wretch, and Lysias informed the king that this man was the cause of all mischief, so that the king commanded to bring him unto Berea, and to put him to death, as the manner is in that place. (2 Maccabees 13:4) Hither the brethren sent Paul and Silas, when it was night and dark, and they could pass unobserved, in order to preserve them from the fury of the mob. Who coming thither ; to Berea; that is, Paul and Silas: went into the synagogue of the Jews ; which was in that city; not being at all daunted or discouraged with what they had met with at Thessalonica.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 10-15 - The Jews in Berea applied seriously to the study of the word preache unto them. They not only heard Paul preach on the sabbath, but dail searched the Scriptures, and compared what they read with the fact related to them. The doctrine of Christ does not fear inquiry advocates for his cause desire no more than that people will fully an fairly examine whether things are so or not. Those are truly noble, an likely to be more and more so, who make the Scriptures their rule, an consult them accordingly. May all the hearers of the gospel become lik those of Berea, receiving the word with readiness of mind, an searching the Scriptures daily, whether the things preached to them ar so.
Greek Textus Receptus
οι 3588 T-NPM δε 1161 CONJ αδελφοι 80 N-NPM ευθεως 2112 ADV δια 1223 PREP της 3588 T-GSF νυκτος 3571 N-GSF εξεπεμψαν 1599 5656 V-AAI-3P τον 3588 T-ASM τε 5037 PRT παυλον 3972 N-ASM και 2532 CONJ τον 3588 T-ASM σιλαν 4609 N-ASM εις 1519 PREP βεροιαν 960 N-ASF οιτινες 3748 R-NPM παραγενομενοι 3854 5637 V-2ADP-NPM εις 1519 PREP την 3588 T-ASF συναγωγην 4864 N-ASF των 3588 T-GPM ιουδαιων 2453 A-GPM απηεσαν 549 5713 V-IXI-3P
Robertson's NT Word Studies
17:10 {Immediately by night} (euqews dia nuktos). Paul's work had not been in vain in Thessalonica (#1Th 1:7f.; 2:13,20). Paul loved the church here. Two of them, Aristarchus and Secundus, will accompany him to Jerusalem (#Ac 20:4) and Aristarchus will go on with him to Rome (#27:2). Plainly Paul and Silas had been in hiding in Thessalonica and in real danger. After his departure severe persecution came to the Christians in Thessalonica (#1Th 2:14; 3:1-5; 2Th 1:6). It is possible that there was an escort of Gentile converts with Paul and Silas on this night journey to Beroea which was about fifty miles southwest from Thessalonica near Pella in another district of Macedonia (Emathia). There is a modern town there of some 6,000 people. {Went} (apeiesan). Imperfect third plural active of apeimi, old verb to go away, here alone in the N.T. A literary, almost Atticistic, form instead of apelqon. {Into the synagogue of the Jews} (eis ten sunagwgen twn ioudaiwn). Paul's usual custom and he lost no time about it. Enough Jews here to have a synagogue.
