Acts 6:7

Good News Translation (US Version)

And so the word of God continued to spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem grew larger and larger, and a great number of priests accepted the faith.

Cross References

Acts 19:20

In this powerful way the word of the Lord kept spreading and growing stronger.

Acts 12:24

Meanwhile the word of God continued to spread and grow.

Colossians 1:6

The gospel keeps bringing blessings and is spreading throughout the world, just as it has among you ever since the day you first heard about the grace of God and came to know it as it really is.

Hebrews 5:9

When he was made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all those who obey him,

Romans 16:26

Now, however, that truth has been brought out into the open through the writings of the prophets; and by the command of the eternal God it is made known to all nations, so that all may believe and obey.

Romans 1:5

Through him God gave me the privilege of being an apostle for the sake of Christ, in order to lead people of all nations to believe and obey.

Acts 14:22

They strengthened the believers and encouraged them to remain true to the faith. “We must pass through many troubles to enter the Kingdom of God,” they taught.

Hebrews 11:8

It was faith that made Abraham obey when God called him to go out to a country which God had promised to give him. He left his own country without knowing where he was going.

2 Timothy 2:9

Because I preach the Good News, I suffer and I am even chained like a criminal. But the word of God is not in chains,

2 Thessalonians 1:8

with a flaming fire, to punish those who reject God and who do not obey the Good News about our Lord Jesus.

Acts 21:20

After hearing him, they all praised God. Then they said, “Brother Paul, you can see how many thousands of Jews have become believers, and how devoted they all are to the Law.

Acts 13:8

But they were opposed by the magician Elymas (that is his name in Greek), who tried to turn the governor away from the faith.

John 12:42

Even then, many Jewish authorities believed in Jesus; but because of the Pharisees they did not talk about it openly, so as not to be expelled from the synagogue.

Luke 2:34

Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, his mother, “This child is chosen by God for the destruction and the salvation of many in Israel. He will be a sign from God which many people will speak against

Matthew 19:30

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

Psalm 132:16

I will bless her priests in all they do, and her people will sing and shout for joy.

Psalm 132:9

May your priests do always what is right; may your people shout for joy!

2 Chronicles 30:24

King Hezekiah contributed 1,000 bulls and 7,000 sheep for the people to kill and eat, and the officials gave them another 1,000 bulls and 10,000 sheep. A large number of priests went through the ritual of purification.

2 Chronicles 29:34

Since there were not enough priests to kill all these animals, the Levites helped them until the work was finished. By then more priests had made themselves ritually clean. (The Levites were more faithful in keeping ritually clean than the priests were.)

Acts 2:47

praising God, and enjoying the good will of all the people. And every day the Lord added to their group those who were being saved.

Acts 6:1

Some time later, as the number of disciples kept growing, there was a quarrel between the Greek-speaking Jews and the native Jews. The Greek-speaking Jews claimed that their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution of funds.

Galatians 1:23

They knew only what others were saying: “The man who used to persecute us is now preaching the faith that he once tried to destroy!”

Galatians 6:10

So then, as often as we have the chance, we should do good to everyone, and especially to those who belong to our family in the faith.

Jude 1:3

My dear friends, I was doing my best to write to you about the salvation we share in common, when I felt the need of writing at once to encourage you to fight on for the faith which once and for all God has given to his people.

Jude 1:20

But you, my friends, keep on building yourselves up on your most sacred faith. Pray in the power of the Holy Spirit,