Acts 6:5

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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:

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

Then it was decided by the apostles and the elders, with the whole assembly, to send men chosen from them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas, namely, Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, leading men among the brothers,

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

A soft answer turns away wrath, but a grievous word stirs up anger.

A word fitly spoken is apples of gold in a network of silver.

Stephen

Therefore, brothers, seek ye out seven men from you being well reported, full of Holy Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint over this need.

And Saul was approving the killing of him. And on that day there developed a great persecution against the church at Jerusalem. And they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.

Because he was a good man, and full of Holy Spirit and of faith. And a considerable multitude was added to the Lord.

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

Philip

And Philip, who went down to a city of Samaria, proclaimed the Christ to them.

And on the morrow, after going forth, those around Paul came to Caesarea. And having entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, being of the seven, we dwelt with him.

Nicolas

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

A proselyte

Now there were some men from the congregation that was in Antioch, prophets and teachers, including Barnabas, and Simeon called Niger, and Lucius the Cyrenian, and Manaen reared with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

General references

And 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,