Thematic Bible: Stephen
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Blasphemy » False indictments for » Stephen
Then they bribed men who said, We heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God.
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and brought forward false witnesses who said, This man speaks incessantly against this holy place, and the law;
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holy Boldness » Exemplified » Stephen
Stiff necked, and uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always fight against the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, you also do.
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Burial » Attended by relatives and friends » Stephen
And pious men buried Stephen and made a great lamentation for him.
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Confessing Christ » Exemplified » Stephen
and they stoned Stephen, calling and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
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Which of the prophets did not your fathers persecute? And they killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One, of whom you now have become betrayers and murderers,
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Faith » Exemplified » Stephen
And the proposition pleased all the multitude, and they elected Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip and Prochorus, and Nicanor and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus a proselyte of Antioch,
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Faith » Instances of faith in Christ » Stephen
And Stephen, full of grace and power, performed prodigies and great miracles among the people.
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Forgiveness of injuries » Exemplified » Stephen
And kneeling down he cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And having said this he fell asleep.
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Glory » Of God » Stephen
But he being full of the Holy Spirit, looking steadily to heaven saw the glory of God and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,
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God, Glory of » Exhibited to » Stephen
But he being full of the Holy Spirit, looking steadily to heaven saw the glory of God and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,
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Good for evil » Examples of returning » Stephen
And kneeling down he cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And having said this he fell asleep.
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and labor, working with our hands; being reviled we bless, being persecuted we endure,
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Love » Good for evil examples of returning » Stephen
And kneeling down he cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And having said this he fell asleep.
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and labor, working with our hands; being reviled we bless, being persecuted we endure,
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Martyrdom » Instances of » Stephen
and casting him out of the city, stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their clothes at the feet of a young man called Saul, and they stoned Stephen, calling and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. And kneeling down he cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And having said this he fell asleep.
Martyrdom » Exemplified » Stephen
and casting him out of the city, 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 kneeling down he cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And having said this he fell asleep.
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Miracles wrought through servants of God » Stephen » Great miracles
And Stephen, full of grace and power, performed prodigies and great miracles among the people.
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Perjury » Instances of » Stephen
Then they bribed men who said, We heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God.
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and brought forward false witnesses who said, This man speaks incessantly against this holy place, and the law; for we have heard him say, that Jesus this Nazoraean will destroy this place and change the customs which Moses gave us.
Prayer » Brevity in prayer examples of brief prayers » Stephen
And kneeling down he cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And having said this he fell asleep.
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Intercessory prayer » Exemplified » Stephen
And kneeling down he cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And having said this he fell asleep.
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Reproof » Exemplified » Stephen
Stiff necked, and uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always fight against the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, you also do.
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Resignation » Exemplified » Stephen
and they stoned Stephen, calling and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
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Stephen » Stoned
And Saul consented to his death. And at that time there was a great persecution of the church at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad through the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.
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And when they heard these things they were enraged in their minds and gnashed their teeth upon him. But he being full of the Holy Spirit, looking steadily to heaven saw the glory of God and Jesus standing on the right hand of God, and said, Behold, I see the heavens opened and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God. read more.
And crying with a loud voice they stopped their ears and rushed upon him with one accord, and casting him out of the city, stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their clothes at the feet of a young man called Saul, and they stoned Stephen, calling and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. And kneeling down he cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And having said this he fell asleep.
And crying with a loud voice they stopped their ears and rushed upon him with one accord, and casting him out of the city, stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their clothes at the feet of a young man called Saul, and they stoned Stephen, calling and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. And kneeling down he cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And having said this he fell asleep.
and when the blood of your martyr Stephen was poured out, I also stood by and consented, and kept the clothes of those that killed him.
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Stephen » The spirit filled business man » Full of wisdom
Look out therefore, brothers, from among you seven men of good repute, full of the Holy Spirit, and of wisdom, whom we may set over this business;
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and were not able to resist the wisdom and 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 proposition pleased all the multitude, and they elected Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip and Prochorus, and Nicanor and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus a proselyte of Antioch,
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Stephen » The spirit filled business man » Fulness of vision
But he being full of the Holy Spirit, looking steadily to heaven saw the glory of God and Jesus standing on the right hand of God, and said, Behold, I see the heavens opened and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.
Stephen » Faith and power of
And the proposition pleased all the multitude, and they elected Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip and Prochorus, and Nicanor and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus a proselyte of Antioch,
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And Stephen, full of grace and power, performed prodigies and great miracles among the people. But some members of the synagogue called that of the Libertines and Cyrenians and Alexandrians and of those from Cilicia and Asia, arose and disputed with Stephen, and were not able to resist the wisdom and spirit with which he spoke.
Stephen » Appointed one of the committee of seven to oversee the daily ministration
And the proposition pleased all the multitude, and they elected Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip and Prochorus, and Nicanor and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus a proselyte of Antioch, and set them before the Apostles; and they having prayed imposed hands on them.
Look out therefore, brothers, from among you seven men of good repute, full of the Holy Spirit, and of wisdom, whom we may set over this business;
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Stephen » Gentle and forgiving spirit of
and they stoned Stephen, calling and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. And kneeling down he cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And having said this he fell asleep.
Stephen » False charges against
Then they bribed men who said, We heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God. And they stirred up both the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and coming suddenly they seized him and led him to the Sanhedrim, and brought forward false witnesses who said, This man speaks incessantly against this holy place, and the law; read more.
for we have heard him say, that Jesus this Nazoraean will destroy this place and change the customs which Moses gave us. And all who sat in the Sanhedrin looking steadily at him saw his face like the face of an angel.
for we have heard him say, that Jesus this Nazoraean will destroy this place and change the customs which Moses gave us. And all who sat in the Sanhedrin looking steadily at him saw his face like the face of an angel.
Stephen » The spirit filled business man » A martyr for the faith
and said, Behold, I see the heavens opened and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.
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Stephen » The spirit filled business man » Fulness of love
And kneeling down he cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And having said this he fell asleep.
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Stephen » The spirit filled business man » Full of light
And all who sat in the Sanhedrin looking steadily at him saw his face 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 proposition pleased all the multitude, and they elected Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip and Prochorus, and Nicanor and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus a proselyte of Antioch,
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Stephen » The spirit filled business man » Full of power
And Stephen, full of grace and power, performed prodigies and great miracles among the people.
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Stephen » Burial of
And pious men buried Stephen and made a great lamentation for him.
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Stephen » Defense of
Stoning » Instances of stoning » Stephen
and they stoned Stephen, calling and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
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Suffering for righteousness' sake » Examples of » Stephen
and casting him out of the city, stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their clothes at the feet of a young man called Saul,
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