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Acts 6:10

Good News Translation

But the Spirit gave Stephen such wisdom that when he spoke, they could not refute him.

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I can hardly wait to speak. I can't hold back the words.

But it is the spirit of Almighty God that comes to us and gives us wisdom.

Now, go! I will help you to speak, and I will tell you what to say.”

But no weapon will be able to hurt you; you will have an answer for all who accuse you. I will defend my servants and give them victory.” The Lord has spoken.

I will make you like a solid bronze wall as far as they are concerned. They will fight against you, but they will not defeat you. I will be with you to protect you and keep you safe.

Then, when I speak to you again and give you back the power of speech, you will tell them what I, the Sovereign Lord, am saying. Some of them will listen, but some will ignore you, for they are a nation of rebels.”

But as for me, the Lord fills me with his spirit and power, and gives me a sense of justice and the courage to tell the people of Israel what their sins are.

He will go ahead of the Lord, strong and mighty like the prophet Elijah. He will bring fathers and children together again; he will turn disobedient people back to the way of thinking of the righteous; he will get the Lord's people ready for him.”

because I will give you such words and wisdom that none of your enemies will be able to refute or contradict what you say.

The guards answered, “Nobody has ever talked the way this man does!”

but if it comes from God, you cannot possibly defeat them. You could find yourselves fighting against God!” The Council followed Gamaliel's advice.

So they bribed some men to say, “We heard him speaking against Moses and against God!”

But he was opposed by some men who were members of the synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called), which had Jews from Cyrene and Alexandria. They and other Jews from the provinces of Cilicia and Asia started arguing with Stephen.

“How stubborn you are!” Stephen went on to say. “How heathen your hearts, how deaf you are to God's message! You are just like your ancestors: you too have always resisted the Holy Spirit!

and my teaching and message were not delivered with skillful words of human wisdom, but with convincing proof of the power of God's Spirit.




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