Acts 6:10

New International Version

But they could not stand up against the wisdom the Spirit gave him as he spoke.

Cross References

Job 32:18

For I am full of words, and the spirit within me compels me;

Job 32:8

But it is the spirit in a person, the breath of the Almighty, that gives them understanding.

Exodus 4:12

Now go; I will help you speak and will teach you what to say.”

Isaiah 54:17

no weapon forged against you will prevail, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and this is their vindication from me,” declares the Lord.

Jeremiah 15:20

I will make you a wall to this people, a fortified wall of bronze; they will fight against you but will not overcome you, for I am with you to rescue and save you,” declares the Lord.

Ezekiel 3:27

But when I speak to you, I will open your mouth and you shall say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says.’ Whoever will listen let them listen, and whoever will refuse let them refuse; for they are a rebellious people.

Micah 3:8

But as for me, I am filled with power, with the Spirit of the Lord, and with justice and might, to declare to Jacob his transgression, to Israel his sin.

Luke 1:17

And he will go on before the Lord, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the parents to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”

Luke 21:15

For I will give you words and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.

John 7:46

“No one ever spoke the way this man does,” the guards replied.

Acts 5:39

But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop these men; you will only find yourselves fighting against God.”

Acts 6:11

Then they secretly persuaded some men to say, “We have heard Stephen speak blasphemous words against Moses and against God.”

Acts 6:9

Opposition arose, however, from members of the Synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called)—Jews of Cyrene and Alexandria as well as the provinces of Cilicia and Asia—who began to argue with Stephen.

Acts 7:51

“You stiff-necked people! Your hearts and ears are still uncircumcised. You are just like your ancestors: You always resist the Holy Spirit!

1 Corinthians 2:4

My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,