Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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:

Nicolas

A proselyte

General references

Bible References

The saying

Acts 15:22
Then the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, decided to select men who were among them and to send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas: Judas, called Barsabbas, and Silas, both leading men among the brothers.
Genesis 41:37
The proposal pleased Pharaoh and all his servants.
Proverbs 15:1
A gentle answer turns away anger,
but a harsh word stirs up wrath.
Proverbs 25:11
A word spoken at the right time
is like gold apples on a silver tray.

Stephen

Acts 6:3
Therefore, brothers, select from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Spirit and wisdom, whom we can appoint to this duty.
Acts 8:1
Saul agreed with putting him to death.

On that day a severe persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout the land of Judea and Samaria.
Acts 11:24
for he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And large numbers of people were added to the Lord.
Micah 3:8
As for me, however, I am filled with power
by the Spirit of the Lord,
with justice and courage,
to proclaim to Jacob his rebellion
and to Israel his sin.

Philip

Acts 8:5
Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Messiah to them.
Acts 21:8
The next day we left and came to Caesarea, where we entered the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the Seven, and stayed with him.

Nicolas

Revelation 2:6
Yet you do have this: You hate the practices of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.

A proselyte

Acts 13:1
In the church that was at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius the Cyrenian, Manaen, a close friend of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

General references

Exodus 18:25
So Moses chose able men from all Israel and made them leaders over the people as commanders of thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens.

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