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Acts 6:7–9

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And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.
And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people.
¶ 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.
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From verse 7

  1. Acts 19:20Rank 1 from verse 7
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    20So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed.

  2. Acts 12:24Rank 2 from verse 7
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    24¶ But the word of God grew and multiplied.

  3. Colossians 1:6Rank 3 from verse 7
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    6Which is come unto you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth:

  4. Hebrews 5:9Rank 4 from verse 7
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    9And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;

  5. Romans 16:26Rank 5 from verse 7
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    26But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith:

  6. Acts 14:22Rank 6 from verse 7
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    22Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.

  7. John 12:42Rank 7 from verse 7
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    42¶ Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue:

  8. Romans 1:5Rank 8 from verse 7
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    5By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:

  9. Acts 13:8Rank 9 from verse 7
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    8But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith.

  10. Acts 21:20Rank 10 from verse 7
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    20And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are which believe; and they are all zealous of the law:

  11. Hebrews 11:8Rank 11 from verse 7
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    8By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.

  12. Luke 2:34Rank 12 from verse 7
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    34And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against;

  13. Matthew 19:30Rank 13 from verse 7
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    30But many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first.

  14. Psalms 132:16Rank 14 from verse 7
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    16I will also clothe her priests with salvation: and her saints shall shout aloud for joy.

  15. 2 Chronicles 29:34Rank 15 from verse 7
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    34But the priests were too few, so that they could not flay all the burnt offerings: wherefore their brethren the Levites did help them, till the work was ended, and until the other priests had sanctified themselves: for the Levites were more upright in heart to sanctify themselves than the priests.

  16. 2 Chronicles 30:24Rank 16 from verse 7
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    24For Hezekiah king of Judah did give to the congregation a thousand bullocks and seven thousand sheep; and the princes gave to the congregation a thousand bullocks and ten thousand sheep: and a great number of priests sanctified themselves.

  17. 2 Thessalonians 1:8Rank 17 from verse 7
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    8In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:

  18. 2 Timothy 2:9Rank 18 from verse 7
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    9Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound.

  19. Psalms 132:9Rank 19 from verse 7
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    9Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints shout for joy.

From verse 8

  1. Acts 4:29–30Rank 1 from verse 8
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    29And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word,

    30By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus.

  2. Acts 6:5Rank 2 from verse 8
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    5¶ And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:

  3. Acts 7:55Rank 3 from verse 8
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    55But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,

  4. 1 Timothy 3:13Rank 4 from verse 8
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    13For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

  5. Acts 6:10Rank 5 from verse 8
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    10And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake.

  6. Acts 2:17–18Rank 6 from verse 8
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    17And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:

    18And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:

  7. Acts 6:15Rank 7 from verse 8
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    15And all that sat in the council, looking stedfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel.

  8. Acts 6:3Rank 8 from verse 8
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    3Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.

  9. Acts 8:6Rank 9 from verse 8
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    6And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.

  10. John 4:48Rank 10 from verse 8
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    48Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.

  11. Ephesians 4:11Rank 11 from verse 8
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    11And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

From verse 9

  1. Acts 15:23Rank 1 from verse 9
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    23And they wrote letters by them after this manner; The apostles and elders and brethren send greeting unto the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia:

  2. Acts 15:41Rank 2 from verse 9
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    41And he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches.

  3. Acts 22:3Rank 3 from verse 9
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    3I am verily a man which 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, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.

  4. Acts 23:34Rank 4 from verse 9
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    34And when the governor had read the letter, he asked of what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia;

  5. Matthew 27:32Rank 5 from verse 9
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    32And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross.

  6. Acts 16:6Rank 6 from verse 9
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    6Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia,

  7. Acts 18:24Rank 7 from verse 9
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    24¶ And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus.

  8. Acts 19:10Rank 8 from verse 9
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    10And this continued by the space of two years; so that all they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.

  9. Acts 2:9–10Rank 9 from verse 9
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    9Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judæa, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia,

    10Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes,

  10. Acts 21:27Rank 10 from verse 9
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    27And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews which were of Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the people, and laid hands on him,

  11. Galatians 1:21Rank 11 from verse 9
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    21Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia;

  12. Luke 21:12Rank 12 from verse 9
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    12But before all these, they shall 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.

  13. Mark 13:9Rank 13 from verse 9
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    9¶ But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them.

  14. Matthew 10:17Rank 14 from verse 9
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    17But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;

  15. 1 Corinthians 1:20Rank 15 from verse 9
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    20Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

  16. Acts 11:20Rank 16 from verse 9
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    20And some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene, which, when they were come to Antioch, spake unto the Grecians, preaching the Lord Jesus.

  17. Acts 13:1Rank 17 from verse 9
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    1NOW 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, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

  18. Acts 13:45Rank 18 from verse 9
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    45But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.

  19. Acts 17:17–18Rank 19 from verse 9
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    17Therefore disputed he in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout persons, and in the market daily with them that met with him.

    18Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection.

  20. Acts 19:26Rank 20 from verse 9
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    26Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they be no gods, which are made with hands:

  21. Acts 21:39Rank 21 from verse 9
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    39But Paul said, I am a man which am a Jew of Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city: and, I beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the people.

  22. Acts 22:19Rank 22 from verse 9
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    19And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:

  23. Acts 26:11Rank 23 from verse 9
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    11And I punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto strange cities.

  24. Acts 27:5–6Rank 24 from verse 9
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    5And when we had sailed over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia.

    6And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy; and he put us therein.

  25. Matthew 23:34Rank 25 from verse 9
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    34¶ Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city:

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Acts 6:7

COMBINED MEANING

word

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Sense 1: A spoken or written expression, saying, message, command, promise, report, or matter. Sense 2: God's revealed word.

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

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number

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Sense 1: A count or quantity. Sense 2: To count, reckon, appoint, or include among a group.

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multiplied

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Made or became more numerous or abundant; increased in number, amount, extent, or degree.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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company

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1. A group, body, assembly, or number gathered or associated together. 2. Companionship or association; to associate with.

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priests

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Persons set apart to religious service, sanctuary duty, sacrifice, intercession, teaching, or representation before a deity.

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obedient

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Yielding, submitting, or acting according to a command or authority.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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faith

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Sense 1: The substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen; trust, confidence, belief, persuasion, or reliance. Sense 2: Faithfulness, fidelity, or trustworthiness. Sense 3: The revealed truth or gospel believed and kept.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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Acts 6:8

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faith

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Sense 1: The substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen; trust, confidence, belief, persuasion, or reliance. Sense 2: Faithfulness, fidelity, or trustworthiness. Sense 3: The revealed truth or gospel believed and kept.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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power

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Sense 1: Ability, strength, force, or effective capacity to act, prevail, or produce an effect. Sense 2: Authority, right, permission, rule, dominion, or control. Sense 3: A person, authority, host, spiritual being, or other agent possessing or manifesting power.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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wonders

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Sense 1: Marvellous signs, extraordinary works, or things that cause amazement. Sense 2: Marvels.

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people

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Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.

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Acts 6:9

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arose

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1. Rose, stood up, got up, or moved upward from a lower, lying, seated, fallen, or inactive position. 2. Began, emerged, appeared, came into being, or came forward. 3. Took action, intervened, or undertook the stated work. 4. Rose from death; returned to life.

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certain

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1. A particular person, thing, place, time, amount, or number not named or not further specified; also some members or portion of a group. 2. Sure, settled, true, reliable, or known beyond doubt.

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synagogue

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A Jewish assembly or the place where such an assembly meets.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Bullokar 1616 · Cawdrey 1604

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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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called

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of call. Sense 1: To name. Sense 2: To summon or invite. Sense 3: To proclaim or address. Sense 4: To request.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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Asia

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The Roman province of Asia in western Asia Minor, as named in the New Testament.

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disputing

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Present-participial or verbal-noun form of dispute, meaning to reason or plead a case.

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6:6Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.

6:7And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.

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6:8And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people.

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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.

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

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