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Acts 6:10

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And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake.
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  1. Luke 21:15Rank 1 from verse 10
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    15For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.

  2. 1 Corinthians 2:4Rank 2 from verse 10
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    4And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:

  3. Matthew 10:19–20Rank 3 from verse 10
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    19But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak.

    20For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.

  4. John 7:46Rank 4 from verse 10
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    46The officers answered, Never man spake like this man.

  5. Luke 12:11–12Rank 5 from verse 10
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    11And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:

    12For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.

  6. Job 32:8Rank 6 from verse 10
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    8But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.

  7. Exodus 4:12Rank 7 from verse 10
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    12Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say.

  8. Ezekiel 3:27Rank 8 from verse 10
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    27But when I speak with thee, I will open thy mouth, and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; He that heareth, let him hear; and he that forbeareth, let him forbear: for they are a rebellious house.

  9. Luke 1:17Rank 9 from verse 10
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    17And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.

  10. Acts 5:39Rank 10 from verse 10
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    39But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.

  11. Acts 7:51Rank 11 from verse 10
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    51¶ Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye.

  12. Job 32:18Rank 12 from verse 10
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    18For I am full of matter, the spirit within me constraineth me.

  13. Isaiah 54:17Rank 13 from verse 10
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    17¶ No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord.

  14. Jeremiah 1:18–19Rank 14 from verse 10
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    18For, behold, I have made thee this day a defenced city, and an iron pillar, and brasen walls against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, against the princes thereof, against the priests thereof, and against the people of the land.

    19And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee; for I am with thee, saith the Lord, to deliver thee.

  15. Jeremiah 15:20Rank 15 from verse 10
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    20And I will make thee unto this people a fenced brasen wall: and they shall fight against thee, but they shall not prevail against thee: for I am with thee to save thee and to deliver thee, saith the Lord.

  16. Micah 3:8Rank 16 from verse 10
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    8¶ But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the Lord, and of judgment, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin.

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Acts 6:10

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able

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Having physical power sufficient; having competent power or strength, bodily or mental.

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resist

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To oppose, withstand, strive against, hinder, refuse, or set oneself against.

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wisdom

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Knowledge, understanding, judgment, skill, or prudence.

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spirit

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Sense 1: An immaterial living or personal being distinct from a body. Sense 2: The inward life, disposition, mind, or courage of a person. Sense 3: The Holy Spirit, the divine Spirit of God.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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spake

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The past tense of speak: uttered or expressed words, addressed someone, or communicated a matter in words.

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6:9¶ 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.

6:10And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake.

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6:11Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God.

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