Acts 6:7

Conservative English Version

God's message spread, and many more people in Jerusalem became followers. Even a large number of priests put their faith in the Lord.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 29:34

There were not enough priests to skin all these animals, because many of the priests had not taken the time to go through the ceremony to make themselves clean. However, since all the Levites had made themselves clean, they helped the priests until the last animal was skinned.

2 Chronicles 30:24

So Hezekiah gave the people one thousand bulls and seven thousand sheep to be offered as sacrifices and to be used as food for the sacred meals. His officials gave one thousand bulls and ten thousand sheep, and many more priests agreed to go through the ceremony to make themselves clean.

Psalm 132:16

Victory will be like robes for the priests, and its faithful people will celebrate and shout.

Psalm 132:9

Let victory be like robes for the priests; let your faithful people celebrate and shout.

Matthew 19:30

But many who are now first will be last, and many who are last will be first.

Luke 2:34

Then he blessed them and told Mary, "This child of yours will cause many people in Israel to fall and others to stand. The child will be like a warning sign. Many people will reject him,

John 12:42

Even then, many of the leaders put their faith in Jesus, but they did not tell anyone about it. The Pharisees had already given orders for the people not to have anything to do with anyone who had faith in Jesus.

Acts 12:24

God's message kept spreading.

Acts 13:8

But Bar-Jesus, whose other name was Elymas, was against them. He even tried to keep the governor from having faith in the Lord.

Acts 14:22

They encouraged the followers and begged them to remain faithful. They told them, "We have to suffer a lot before we can get into God's kingdom."

Acts 19:20

So the Lord's message spread and became even more powerful.

Acts 2:47

while praising God. Everyone liked them, and each day the Lord added to their group others who were being saved.

Acts 21:20

Everyone who heard this praised God and said to Paul: My friend, you can see how many tens of thousands of the Jewish people have become followers! And all of them are eager to obey the Law of Moses.

Acts 6:1

A lot of people were now becoming followers of the Lord. But some of the ones who spoke Greek started complaining about the ones who spoke Aramaic. They complained that the Greek-speaking widows were not given their share when the food supplies were handed out each day.

Romans 1:5

Jesus was kind to me and chose me to be an apostle, so that people of all nations would obey and have faith.

Romans 16:26

but now at last it has been told. The eternal God commanded his prophets to write about the good news, so that all nations would obey and have faith.

Galatians 1:23

They had only heard that the one who had been cruel to them was now preaching the message that he had once tried to destroy.

Galatians 6:10

We should help people whenever we can, especially if they are followers of the Lord.

Colossians 1:6

The good news is spreading all over the world with great success. It has spread in that same way among you, ever since the first day you learned the truth about God's wonderful kindness

2 Thessalonians 1:8

and with a flaming fire. Our Lord Jesus will punish anyone who doesn't know God and won't obey his message.

2 Timothy 2:9

And because of this message, I am locked up in jail and treated like a criminal. But God's good news isn't locked in jail,

Hebrews 11:8

Abraham had faith and obeyed God. He was told to go to the land that God had said would be his, and he left for a country he had never seen.

Hebrews 5:9

Suffering made Jesus perfect, and now he can save forever all who obey him.

Jude 1:20

Dear friends, keep building on the foundation of your most holy faith, as the Holy Spirit helps you to pray.

Jude 1:3

My dear friends, I really wanted to write you about God's saving power at work in our lives. But instead, I must write and ask you to defend the faith that God has once for all given to his people.