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 seemed good to the Apostles and the rulers and all the church, to send men from among them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; Judas, named Barsabbas, and Silas, chief men among the brothers:

And this seemed good to Pharaoh and to all his servants.

By a soft answer wrath is turned away, but a bitter word is a cause of angry feelings.

A word at the right time is like apples of gold in a network of silver.

Stephen

Take then from among you seven men of good name, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, to whom we may give control of this business.

And Saul gave approval to his death. Now at that time a violent attack was started against the church in Jerusalem; and all but the Apostles went away into all parts of Judaea and Samaria.

For he was a good man and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith: and a great number were joined to the Lord.

But I truly am full of the spirit of the Lord, with power of judging and with strength to make clear to Jacob his wrongdoing and to Israel his sin.

Philip

And Philip went down to Samaria and was teaching them about Christ.

And on the day after, we went away and came to Caesarea, where we were guests in the house of Philip, the preacher, who was one of the seven.

Nicolas

But at least you have the credit of hating the works of the Nicolaitans, as I do.

A proselyte

Now there were at Antioch, in the church there, prophets and teachers, Barnabas, and Symeon who was named Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, a relation of Herod the king, and Saul.

General references

And he made selection of able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, captains of thousands, captains of hundreds and of fifties and of tens.