Acts 6:9

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Summary

Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen.

There

Acts 13:45

Acts 17:17

The synagogue

Cyrenians

Alexandrians

Acts 18:24

Acts 27:6

Cilicia

Disputing

1 Corinthians 1:20

General references

1 Corinthians 1:27

Bible References

There

But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spoke against those things which were uttered by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.

Therefore he disputed in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout persons, and in the market daily with them that met with him.

The synagogue

And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned, and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:

And I punished them often in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly enraged against them, I persecuted them even to foreign cities.

But beware of men: for they will deliver you to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues.

Wherefore behold, I send to you prophets, and wise men, and scribes; and some of them ye will kill and crucify, and some of them ye will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city:

But take heed to yourselves: for they will deliver you up to councils; and in the synagogues ye will be beaten: and ye will be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them.

But before all these they will lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake.

Cyrenians

Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and Proselytes,

And some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who when they had come to Antioch, spoke to the Grecians, preaching the Lord Jesus.

Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they constrained to bear his cross.

Alexandrians

And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus.

And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy; and he put us therein.

Cilicia

And they wrote letters by them after this manner; The apostles, and elders, and brethren, send greeting to the brethren who are of the Gentiles in Antioch, and Syria, and Cilicia.

But Paul said, I am a man who am a Jew of Tarsus, a city of Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city: and I beseech thee suffer me to speak to the people.

I am verily a man who am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, being zealous towards God, as ye all are this day.

And when the governor had read the letter, he asked of what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia,

And when we had sailed over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Mira, a city of Lycia.

Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia;

Disputing

Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

General references

But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;