Acts 11:24

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Summary

Acts 11:24

For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost and of faith: and much people was added unto the Lord.

He was

And much

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Bible References

He was

This is the reason I do my best to always have a clear conscience toward God and toward people.

The watchman said, "It appears to me that the first runner is Ahimaaz son of Zadok." The king said, "He is a good man, and he comes with good news."

The Lord grants success to the one whose behavior he finds commendable.

It goes well for the one who generously lends money, and conducts his business honestly.

A good person obtains favor from the Lord, but the Lord condemns a person with wicked schemes.

A benevolent person leaves an inheritance for his grandchildren, but the wealth of a sinner is stored up for the righteous.

The backslider will be paid back from his own ways, but a good person will be rewarded for his.

The good person brings good things out of his good treasury, and the evil person brings evil things out of his evil treasury.

He said to him, "Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments."

Now there was a man named Joseph who was a member of the council, a good and righteous man.

There was a lot of grumbling about him among the crowds. Some were saying, "He is a good man," but others, "He deceives the common people."

(For rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person perhaps someone might possibly dare to die.)

And much

The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number who believed turned to the Lord.

More and more believers in the Lord were added to their number, crowds of both men and women.

Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced peace and thus was strengthened. Living in the fear of the Lord and in the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, the church increased in numbers.