Acts 6:5

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Acts 6:5

And these words pleased the whole gathering. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch;

Acts 11:24

For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith, and many people were added to the Lord.

Acts 6:3

Therefore select from among you, brothers, seven men of good report, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.

Acts 6:8

Stephen, full of grace and power, performed great wonders and signs among the people.

Acts 21:8

On the next day, we departed and came to Caesarea. We entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him.

Acts 6:10

They weren't able to withstand the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spoke.

Genesis 41:37

The thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants.

Proverbs 15:1

A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

Proverbs 15:23

Joy comes to a man with the reply of his mouth. How good is a word at the right time.

Proverbs 25:11-12

A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.

Micah 3:8

But as for me, I am full of power by the Spirit of the LORD, and of judgment, and of might, to declare to Jacob his disobedience, and to Israel his sin.

Acts 7:1-2

The high priest said, "Are these things so?"

Acts 8:5-40

Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and proclaimed to them the Messiah.

Acts 11:19

They therefore who were scattered abroad by the oppression that arose about Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except to Jews only.

Acts 13:1

Now in the church that was at Antioch there were some prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen the foster brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, to choose men out of their company, and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas: Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, chief men among the brothers.

Revelation 2:6

But this you have, that you hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.

Revelation 2:15

So you also have some who hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans likewise.

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Summary

Acts 6:5

And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:

The saying

Stephen

Philip

Acts 8:5

Acts 21:8

Nicolas

Revelation 2:6

A proselyte

Acts 13:1

General references

Exodus 18:25

Bible References

The saying

The thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants.

A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.

Stephen

Therefore select from among you, brothers, seven men of good report, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.

Saul was consenting to his death. A great persecution arose against the church which was in Jerusalem in that day. They were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except for the apostles.

For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith, and many people were added to the Lord.

But as for me, I am full of power by the Spirit of the LORD, and of judgment, and of might, to declare to Jacob his disobedience, and to Israel his sin.

Philip

Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and proclaimed to them the Messiah.

On the next day, we departed and came to Caesarea. We entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him.

Nicolas

But this you have, that you hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.

A proselyte

Now in the church that was at Antioch there were some prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen the foster brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

General references

Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.