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Acts 6:1
Acts.
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Acts 6:2
Now in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying, a complaint arose from the Hellenists against the Hebrews, because their widows w...
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Acts 6:3
The twelve summoned the multitude of the disciples and said, “It is not appropriate for us to forsake the word of God and serve tables.
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Acts 6:4
Therefore, select from among you, brothers, seven men of good report, full of the Holy Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.
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Acts 6:5
But we will continue steadfastly in prayer and in the ministry of the word.”
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Acts 6:6
These words pleased the whole multitude. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, ...
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Acts 6:7
whom they set before the apostles. When they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.
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Acts 6:8
The word of God increased and the number of the disciples greatly multiplied in Jerusalem. A great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.
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Acts 6:9
Stephen, full of faith and power, performed great wonders and signs among the people.
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Acts 6:10
But some of those who were of the synagogue called “The Libertines”, and of the Cyrenians, of the Alexandrians, and of those of Cilicia and Asia arose...
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Acts 6:11
They weren’t able to withstand the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spoke.
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Acts 6:12
Then they secretly induced men to say, “We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God.”
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Acts 6:13
They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes, and came against him and seized him, then brought him in to the council,
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Acts 6:14
and set up false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking blasphemous words against this holy place and the law.
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Acts 6:15
For we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place, and will change the customs which Moses delivered to us.”
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Acts 6:16
All who sat in the council, fastening their eyes on him, saw his face like it was the face of an angel.