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Acts 6:5

Bible in Basic English 1965

And this saying was pleasing to all of them: and they made selection of Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip and Prochorus and Nicanor and Timon and Parmenas and Nicolas of Antioch, who had become a Jew:

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And this seemed good to Pharaoh and to all his servants.

By a soft answer wrath is turned away, but a bitter word is a cause of angry feelings.

A man has joy in the answer of his mouth: and a word at the right time, how good it is!

But I truly am full of the spirit of the Lord, with power of judging and with strength to make clear to Jacob his wrongdoing and to Israel his sin.

A curse is on you, blind guides, who say, Whoever takes an oath by the Temple, it is nothing; but whoever takes an oath by the gold of the Temple, he is responsible.

Then those who had gone away at the time of the trouble about Stephen, went as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus, preaching to the Jews only.

But some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, when they came to Antioch, gave the good news about the Lord Jesus to the Greeks.

And news of them came to the ears of the church at Jerusalem: and they sent Barnabas as far as Antioch:

For he was a good man and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith: and a great number were joined to the Lord.

And when he had come across him, he took him to Antioch. And they were with the church there for a year, teaching the people; and the disciples were first given the name of Christians in Antioch.

Now in those days prophets came from Jerusalem to Antioch.

Now there were at Antioch, in the church there, prophets and teachers, Barnabas, and Symeon who was named Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, a relation of Herod the king, and Saul.

Then it seemed good to the Apostles and the rulers and all the church, to send men from among them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; Judas, named Barsabbas, and Silas, chief men among the brothers:

And they were all full of the Holy Spirit, and were talking in different languages, as the Spirit gave them power.

And on the day after, we went away and came to Caesarea, where we were guests in the house of Philip, the preacher, who was one of the seven.

And when Stephen your witness was put to death, I was there, giving approval, and looking after the clothing of those who put him to death.

But they were not able to get the better of him, for his words were full of wisdom and of the Spirit.

Take then from among you seven men of good name, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, to whom we may give control of this business.

And Stephen, full of grace and power, did great wonders and signs among the people.

Then the high priest said, Are these things true?

And you have those who keep the teaching of the Nicolaitans.

But at least you have the credit of hating the works of the Nicolaitans, as I do.




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