Acts 6:5

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The whole group liked the idea. So they chose these seven men: Stephen (a man with great faith and full of the Holy Spirit), Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolaus (a man from Antioch who had become a Jew).

Cross References

Acts 21:8

The next day we left Ptolemais and went to the city of Caesarea. We went into the home of Philip and stayed with him. He had the work of telling the Good News. He was one of the seven helpers.

Acts 6:8

Stephen received a great blessing. God gave him power to do great wonders and miraculous signs among the people.

Acts 7:1

The high priest said to Stephen, “Is all this true?”

Acts 6:3

So, brothers and sisters, choose seven of your men who have a good reputation. They must be full of wisdom and the Spirit. We will give them this work to do.

Acts 13:1

In the church at Antioch there were some prophets and teachers. They were Barnabas, Simeon (also called Niger), Lucius (from the city of Cyrene), Manaen (who had grown up with King Herod), and Saul.

Acts 11:19

The believers were scattered by the persecution that began when Stephen was killed. Some of them went as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch. They told the Good News in these places, but only to Jews.

Acts 6:10

But the Spirit was helping him speak with wisdom. His words were so strong that these Jews could not argue with him.

Proverbs 15:23

People are happy when they give a good answer. And there is nothing better than the right word at the right time.

Revelation 2:15

It is the same in your group. You have people who follow the teaching of the Nicolaitans.

Revelation 2:6

But there is something you do that is right—you hate the things that the Nicolaitans do. I also hate what they do.

Acts 15:22

The apostles, the elders, and the whole church wanted to send some men with Paul and Barnabas to Antioch. The group decided to choose some of their own men. They chose Judas (also called Barsabbas) and Silas, men who were respected by the believers.

Matthew 23:15

“It will be bad for you teachers of the law and you Pharisees! You are hypocrites. You travel across the seas and across different countries to find one person who will follow your ways. When you find that person, you make him worse than you are. And you are so bad that you belong in hell!

Micah 3:8

But the Lord’s Spirit has filled me with power, goodness, and strength. So I can tell Jacob about his crimes, and so I can tell Israel about his sins!

Proverbs 15:1

A gentle answer makes anger disappear, but a rough answer makes it grow.

Genesis 41:37

This seemed like a very good idea to Pharaoh, and all his officials agreed.

Acts 2:4

They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they began to speak different languages. The Holy Spirit was giving them the power to do this.

Acts 11:20

Some of these believers were men from Cyprus and Cyrene. When these men came to Antioch, they began speaking to people who were not Jews. They told them the Good News about the Lord Jesus.

Acts 11:22

When the church in Jerusalem heard about this, they sent Barnabas to Antioch.

Acts 11:26

When he found him, he brought him to Antioch. They stayed there a whole year. Every time the church came together, Barnabas and Saul met with them and taught many people. It was in Antioch that the followers of the Lord Jesus were called “Christ-followers” for the first time.

Acts 11:27

About that same time some prophets went from Jerusalem to Antioch.

Acts 22:20

The people also know that I was there when Stephen, your witness, was killed. I stood there and agreed that they should kill him. I even held the coats of the men who were killing him!’