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Acts 6:5

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

This proposal pleased the whole company. So they chose Stephen,  a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, and Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a convert from Antioch.

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for he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit  and of faith. And large numbers of people were added  to the Lord.


The next day we left and came to Caesarea, where we entered the house of Philip  the evangelist,  who was one of the Seven, and stayed with him.


Now Stephen, full of grace and power, was performing great wonders and signs among the people.


‘Are these things true? ’ the high priest asked.


Brothers and sisters, select from among you seven men of good reputation,  full of the Spirit  and wisdom, whom we can appoint to this duty.


Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen, a close friend of Herod the tetrarch,  and Saul.


Now those who had been scattered as a result of the persecution that started because of Stephen made their way as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch,  speaking the word to no one except Jews.


But they were unable to stand up against his wisdom and the Spirit by whom he was speaking.


A person takes joy in giving an answer; and a timely word #– #how good that is!


In the same way, you also have those who hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans.


Yet you do have this: You hate the practices of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.


Then the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, decided to select men who were among them and to send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas: Judas, called Barsabbas, and Silas,  both leading men among the brothers.


‘Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You travel over land and sea to make one convert,   and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a child of hell as you are!


As for me, however, I am filled with power by the Spirit of the  Lord, with justice and courage, to proclaim to Jacob his rebellion and to Israel his sin.


A gentle answer turns away anger, but a harsh word stirs up wrath.


The proposal pleased Pharaoh and all his servants,


Then they were all filled  with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different tongues,  as the Spirit enabled them.


But there were some of them, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, who came to Antioch and began speaking to the Greeks  also, proclaiming the good news about the Lord Jesus.


News about them reached  the church in Jerusalem, and they sent out Barnabas to travel  as far as Antioch.


and when he found him he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they met with the church and taught large numbers. The disciples  were first called Christians at Antioch.


In those days some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.


And when the blood of your witness Stephen was being shed, I stood there giving approval  and guarding the clothes of those who killed him.”





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