Thematic Bible: The spirit filled business man
Thematic Bible
Stephen » The spirit filled business man » Full of wisdom
Brothers, select from among you seven men with good reputations, who are full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we can appoint to take care of this matter.
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But they could not stand up to the wisdom and [power of] the Holy Spirit by which Stephen 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
This arrangement pleased the whole group, so they selected Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas and Nicolaus, a proselyte [i.e., convert to the Jewish religion] from Antioch.
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Stephen » The spirit filled business man » Fulness of vision
But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw God's splendor and Jesus standing at His right side. He said, "Look, I see heaven opened up and the Son of man standing at the right side of God."
Stephen » The spirit filled business man » A martyr for the faith
He said, "Look, I see heaven opened up and the Son of man standing at the right side of God."
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Stephen » The spirit filled business man » Fulness of love
Then he kneeled down and called out in a loud voice, "Lord, do not hold them responsible for this sin [of killing me]." And when he said this he fell asleep [in death].
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Stephen » The spirit filled business man » Full of light
Then, as all the Council members stared at Stephen, his face appeared to them like an angel's.
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Stephen » The spirit filled business man » Possessed a seven-fold fulness full of faith and the holy spirit
This arrangement pleased the whole group, so they selected Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas and Nicolaus, a proselyte [i.e., convert to the Jewish religion] from Antioch.
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Stephen » The spirit filled business man » Full of power
And Stephen [i.e., one of the seven men chosen to minister to widows, verse 5], who was full of [God's] favor and power, performed great wonders and [miraculous] signs in front of the [Jewish] people.
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