Thematic Bible: Stephen
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Blasphemy » False indictments for » Stephen
Then they instigated men to say: We have heard him speak impious words against Moses, and against God.
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And they brought forward false witnesses, who said: This man ceases not to speak words against this holy place, and the law.
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holy Boldness » Exemplified » Stephen
You stiff-necked, and uncircumcised in heart and in ears, you do always resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, so also do you.
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Burial » Attended by relatives and friends » Stephen
But devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.
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Confessing Christ » Exemplified » Stephen
And they stoned Stephen while he was calling on the Lord, and saying: Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
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Which of the prophets did not your fathers persecute? They slew also those who foretold the coming of the Just One, of whom you have now become the betrayers and murderers;
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Faith » Exemplified » Stephen
And the speech pleased the whole multitude; and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip and Prochorus and Nicanor and Timon and Parmenas, and Nicolas, a proselyte of Antioch,
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Faith » Instances of faith in Christ » Stephen
And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and signs among the people.
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Forgiveness of injuries » Exemplified » Stephen
And he kneeled down and cried with a loud voice: Lord, let not this sin stand against them. And when he had said this, he fell asleep. And Saul was well pleased with his death.
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Glory » Of God » Stephen
But being full of the Holy Spirit, he looked earnestly up into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God;
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God, Glory of » Exhibited to » Stephen
But being full of the Holy Spirit, he looked earnestly up into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God;
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Good for evil » Examples of returning » Stephen
And he kneeled down and cried with a loud voice: Lord, let not this sin stand against them. And when he had said this, he fell asleep. And Saul was well pleased with his death.
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and labor, working with our own hands. When reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we endure;
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Love » Good for evil examples of returning » Stephen
And he kneeled down and cried with a loud voice: Lord, let not this sin stand against them. And when he had said this, he fell asleep. And Saul was well pleased with his death.
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and labor, working with our own hands. When reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we endure;
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Martyrdom » Instances of » Stephen
and drove him out of the city, and stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their clothes at the feet of a young man called Saul. And they stoned Stephen while he was calling on the Lord, and saying: Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. And he kneeled down and cried with a loud voice: Lord, let not this sin stand against them. And when he had said this, he fell asleep. And Saul was well pleased with his death.
Martyrdom » Exemplified » Stephen
and drove him out of the city, and stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their clothes at the feet of a young man called Saul.
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Meekness » Examples of » Stephen
And he kneeled down and cried with a loud voice: Lord, let not this sin stand against them. And when he had said this, he fell asleep. And Saul was well pleased with his death.
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Miracles wrought through servants of God » Stephen » Great miracles
And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and signs among the people.
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Perjury » Instances of » Stephen
Then they instigated men to say: We have heard him speak impious words against Moses, and against God.
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And they brought forward false witnesses, who said: This man ceases not to speak words against this holy place, and the law. For we have heard him say, that this Jesus the Nazarene will destroy this place, and will change the customs which Moses delivered to us.
Prayer » Brevity in prayer examples of brief prayers » Stephen
And he kneeled down and cried with a loud voice: Lord, let not this sin stand against them. And when he had said this, he fell asleep. And Saul was well pleased with his death.
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Intercessory prayer » Exemplified » Stephen
And he kneeled down and cried with a loud voice: Lord, let not this sin stand against them. And when he had said this, he fell asleep. And Saul was well pleased with his death.
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Reproof » Exemplified » Stephen
You stiff-necked, and uncircumcised in heart and in ears, you do always resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, so also do you.
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Resignation » Exemplified » Stephen
And they stoned Stephen while he was calling on the Lord, and saying: Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
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Stephen » Stoned
And at that time there was a great persecution against the church that was in Jerusalem; and they were all dispersed throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.
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"When they heard these things, they were enraged in their hearts, and gnashed upon him with their teeth. But being full of the Holy Spirit, he looked earnestly up into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God; and he said: Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing at the right hand of God. read more.
And they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and, with one consent, rushed upon him, and drove him out of the city, and stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their clothes at the feet of a young man called Saul. And they stoned Stephen while he was calling on the Lord, and saying: Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. And he kneeled down and cried with a loud voice: Lord, let not this sin stand against them. And when he had said this, he fell asleep. And Saul was well pleased with his death.
And they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and, with one consent, rushed upon him, and drove him out of the city, and stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their clothes at the feet of a young man called Saul. And they stoned Stephen while he was calling on the Lord, and saying: Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. And he kneeled down and cried with a loud voice: Lord, let not this sin stand against them. And when he had said this, he fell asleep. And Saul was well pleased with his death.
and that when the blood of Stephen, thy witness, was shed, I also stood by and approved, and kept the clothing of those who slew him.
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Stephen » The spirit filled business man » Full of wisdom
Therefore, brethren, select from among yourselves seven men, of good report, full of the Holy Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business:
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And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit with which he spoke.
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Stephen » The spirit filled business man » Elected to supervise benevolences he overleapt the limitations of his task and became a powerful preacher
And the speech pleased the whole multitude; and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip and Prochorus and Nicanor and Timon and Parmenas, and Nicolas, a proselyte of Antioch,
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Stephen » The spirit filled business man » Fulness of vision
But being full of the Holy Spirit, he looked earnestly up into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God; and he said: Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing at the right hand of God.
Stephen » Faith and power of
And the speech pleased the whole multitude; and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip and Prochorus and Nicanor and Timon and Parmenas, and Nicolas, a proselyte of Antioch,
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And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and signs among the people. Then there arose some who be longed to the synagogue called the synagogue of the Freedmen, and some of the Cyrenians and Alexandrians, and of those who were from Cilicia and Asia, and they disputed with Stephen. And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit with which he spoke.
Stephen » Appointed one of the committee of seven to oversee the daily ministration
And the speech pleased the whole multitude; and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip and Prochorus and Nicanor and Timon and Parmenas, and Nicolas, a proselyte of Antioch, whom they set before the apostles. And when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.
Therefore, brethren, select from among yourselves seven men, of good report, full of the Holy Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business:
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Stephen » Gentle and forgiving spirit of
And they stoned Stephen while he was calling on the Lord, and saying: Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. And he kneeled down and cried with a loud voice: Lord, let not this sin stand against them. And when he had said this, he fell asleep. And Saul was well pleased with his death.
Stephen » False charges against
Then they instigated men to say: We have heard him speak impious words against Moses, and against God. And they excited the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and took him by violence, and brought him into the Sanhedrin. And they brought forward false witnesses, who said: This man ceases not to speak words against this holy place, and the law. read more.
For we have heard him say, that this Jesus the Nazarene will destroy this place, and will change the customs which Moses delivered to us. And all that sat in the Sanhedrin, looking earnestly upon him, saw his face that it was like the face of an angel.
For we have heard him say, that this Jesus the Nazarene will destroy this place, and will change the customs which Moses delivered to us. And all that sat in the Sanhedrin, looking earnestly upon him, saw his face that it was like the face of an angel.
Stephen » The spirit filled business man » A martyr for the faith
and he said: Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing at the right hand of God.
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Stephen » The spirit filled business man » Fulness of love
And he kneeled down and cried with a loud voice: Lord, let not this sin stand against them. And when he had said this, he fell asleep. And Saul was well pleased with his death.
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Stephen » The spirit filled business man » Full of light
And all that sat in the Sanhedrin, looking earnestly upon him, saw his face that it was like the face of an angel.
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Stephen » The spirit filled business man » Possessed a seven-fold fulness full of faith and the holy spirit
And the speech pleased the whole multitude; and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip and Prochorus and Nicanor and Timon and Parmenas, and Nicolas, a proselyte of Antioch,
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Stephen » The spirit filled business man » Full of power
And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and signs among the people.
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Stephen » Burial of
But devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.
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Stephen » Defense of
Stoning » Instances of stoning » Stephen
And they stoned Stephen while he was calling on the Lord, and saying: Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
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Suffering for righteousness' sake » Examples of » Stephen
and drove him out of the city, and stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their clothes at the feet of a young man called Saul.
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