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Acts 6:8–10

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

From verse 10

  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 6:8

COMBINED MEANING

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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COMBINED MEANING

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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DEFINED WORDS

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.

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

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wisdom

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Knowledge, understanding, judgment, skill, or prudence.

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

COMBINED MEANING

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

COMBINED MEANING

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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6:7And 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.

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

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