Acts 6:5

New English Translation

The proposal pleased the entire group, so they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, with Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas, a Gentile convert to Judaism from Antioch.

Cross References

Genesis 41:37

This advice made sense to Pharaoh and all his officials.

Proverbs 15:1

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

Proverbs 15:23

A person has joy in giving an appropriate answer, and a word at the right time – how good it is!

Micah 3:8

But I am full of the courage that the Lord’s Spirit gives, and have a strong commitment to justice. This enables me to confront Jacob with its rebellion, and Israel with its sin.

Matthew 23:15

“Woe to you, experts in the law and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You cross land and sea to make one convert, and when you get one, you make him twice as much a child of hell as yourselves!

Acts 11:19

Now those who had been scattered because of the persecution that took place over Stephen went as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the message to no one but Jews.

Acts 11:20

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

Acts 11:22

A report about them came to the attention of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch.

Acts 11:24

because he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith, and a significant number of people were brought to the Lord.

Acts 11:26

and when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. So for a whole year Barnabas and Saul met with the church and taught a significant number of people. Now it was in Antioch that the disciples were first called Christians.

Acts 11:27

At that time some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.

Acts 13:1

Now there were these prophets and teachers in the church at Antioch: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius the Cyrenian, Manaen (a close friend of Herod the tetrarch from childhood) and Saul.

Acts 15:22

Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to send men chosen from among them, Judas called Barsabbas and Silas, leaders among the brothers, to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas.

Acts 2:4

All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit, and they began to speak in other languages as the Spirit enabled them.

Acts 21:8

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

Acts 22:20

And when the blood of your witness Stephen was shed, I myself was standing nearby, approving, and guarding the cloaks of those who were killing him.’

Acts 6:10

Yet they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke.

Acts 6:3

But carefully select from among you, brothers, seven men who are well-attested, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may put in charge of this necessary task.

Acts 6:8

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

Acts 7:1

Then the high priest said, “Are these things true?”

Revelation 2:15

In the same way, there are also some among you who follow the teaching of the Nicolaitans.

Revelation 2:6

But you do have this going for you: You hate what the Nicolaitans practice – practices I also hate.