Acts 6:7

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So the word of God spread. The number of the disciples in Jerusalem increased rapidly, and a large group of priests became obedient to the faith.

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  • Acts 12:24 : 24 But the word of God continued to grow and multiply.
  • Acts 19:20 : 20 So the word of the Lord continued to grow and prevail mightily.
  • Col 1:6 : 6 That gospel has come to you. It is bearing fruit and growing all over the world, just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood the grace of God.
  • Rom 1:5 : 5 Through Him, we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of His name among all the nations,
  • Rom 16:26 : 26 But now revealed and made known through the prophetic writings by the command of the eternal God, so that all the nations might believe and obey him—
  • 2 Tim 2:9 : 9 For this gospel I suffer hardship, even to the point of being chained like a criminal. But the word of God is not chained.
  • Heb 5:9 : 9 And having been made perfect, He became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey Him.
  • Heb 11:8 : 8 By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed and went out to a place he was to receive as an inheritance, and he went out, not knowing where he was going.
  • Acts 21:20 : 20 When they heard this, they praised God. Then they said to him, 'You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews have believed, and all of them are zealous for the law.'
  • Acts 13:8 : 8 But Elymas the magician (for that is how his name is translated) opposed them and tried to turn the proconsul away from the faith.
  • Acts 14:22 : 22 strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith, saying, 'We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God.'
  • 2 Chr 29:34 : 34 But because there were too few priests to skin all the burnt offerings, their Levite brothers helped them until the work was completed and the priests had consecrated themselves, for the Levites were more diligent in consecrating themselves than the priests.
  • 2 Chr 30:24 : 24 Hezekiah king of Judah contributed a thousand bulls and seven thousand sheep for the assembly, and the officials provided a thousand bulls and ten thousand sheep. A large number of priests consecrated themselves.
  • Ps 132:9 : 9 Let Your priests be clothed with righteousness, and let Your faithful ones shout for joy.
  • Ps 132:16 : 16 'I will clothe her priests with salvation, and her faithful ones will sing for joy.'
  • Matt 19:30 : 30 But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.
  • Luke 2:34 : 34 Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, his mother: "This child is destined to cause the fall and rise of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be opposed.
  • John 12:42 : 42 Nevertheless, many even among the rulers believed in Him. But because of the Pharisees, they did not confess Him, so that they would not be expelled from the synagogue.
  • 2 Thess 1:8 : 8 In flaming fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Acts 6:8-9
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    8Now Stephen, full of grace and power, was performing great wonders and signs among the people.

    9However, some members of the Synagogue of Freedmen (as it was called), consisting of Jews from Cyrene, Alexandria, Cilicia, and Asia, rose up and began to debate with Stephen.

  • Acts 16:5
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    5The churches were strengthened in their faith and grew in numbers every day.

  • Acts 12:24
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    24But the word of God continued to grow and multiply.

  • Acts 5:11-14
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    11Great fear came upon the whole church and upon all who heard these events.

    12Through the hands of the apostles, many signs and wonders were being performed among the people. And they were all gathered together in Solomon's Colonnade with one accord.

    13None of the others dared to join them, but the people held them in high esteem.

    14Nevertheless, more and more men and women believed in the Lord and were being added to their number.

  • Acts 11:21-22
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    21The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number believed and turned to the Lord.

    22News of this reached the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch.

  • Acts 19:20
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    20So the word of the Lord continued to grow and prevail mightily.

  • Acts 6:4-6
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    4But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.

    5This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, and Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas, a convert from Antioch.

    6They presented these men to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.

  • Acts 4:4-6
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    4But many of those who heard the message believed, and the number of men grew to about five thousand.

    5The next day, the rulers, the elders, and the scribes gathered together in Jerusalem.

    6Also present were Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and others from the high-priestly family.

  • Acts 2:46-47
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    46Day by day, they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts,

    47praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added daily to their numbers those who were being saved.

  • Acts 6:1-2
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    1During these days, as the disciples were increasing in number, there was a complaint by the Greek-speaking Jews against the Hebrew-speaking Jews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.

    2So the Twelve summoned all the disciples together and said, 'It would not be right for us to neglect the word of God in order to serve tables.'

  • Acts 8:1
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    1Saul was in full agreement with his execution. On that day, a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all the believers, except the apostles, were scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria.

  • Acts 2:41-43
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    41Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number that day.

    42They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.

    43Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and signs were performed through the apostles.

  • Acts 14:3-4
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    3So Paul and Barnabas stayed there for a considerable time, speaking boldly in reliance on the Lord, who confirmed the message of his grace by granting signs and wonders to be done through their hands.

    4The people of the city were divided; some sided with the Jews, while others supported the apostles.

  • Acts 1:15
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    15In those days Peter stood up among the disciples (a group numbering about one hundred and twenty), and said,

  • Acts 9:31
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    31Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria enjoyed peace as it was being built up. Walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it was increasing in number.

  • Acts 4:32-33
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    32The multitude of believers were of one heart and soul, and no one claimed that any of their possessions was their own, but they had everything in common.

    33With great power, the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all.

  • Acts 14:1
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    1At Iconium, Paul and Barnabas went together into the Jewish synagogue and spoke in such a way that a large number of both Jews and Greeks believed.

  • Acts 21:20
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    20When they heard this, they praised God. Then they said to him, 'You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews have believed, and all of them are zealous for the law.'

  • Acts 8:14
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    14When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.

  • Luke 17:5
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    5The apostles said to the Lord, 'Increase our faith!'

  • Acts 9:42
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    42This became known throughout Joppa, and many believed in the Lord.

  • Acts 15:4
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    4When they arrived in Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church, along with the apostles and elders, and they reported all that God had done through them.

  • Acts 11:1
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    1The apostles and the believers throughout Judea heard that even the Gentiles had accepted the word of God.

  • Acts 5:24
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    24When the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests heard this, they wondered what this might lead to.

  • Acts 5:29
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    29But Peter and the apostles replied, 'We must obey God rather than men.'

  • Acts 6:12
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    12They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes. They came upon him, seized him, and brought him to the council.

  • Acts 13:44
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    44On the following Sabbath, almost the entire city gathered to hear the word of the Lord.

  • Acts 17:4
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    4Some of them were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, along with a large number of devout Greeks and a considerable number of prominent women.

  • Acts 11:24
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    24For he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith, and a large number of people were added to the Lord.

  • Acts 8:6
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    6The crowds, united in one mind, paid close attention to what Philip was saying as they heard and saw the miraculous signs he was performing.

  • Acts 2:5
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    5Now there were devout Jews residing in Jerusalem, from every nation under heaven.

  • Acts 5:27
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    27Having brought the apostles, they made them appear before the Sanhedrin to be questioned by the high priest.

  • Acts 4:1
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    1While they were speaking to the people, the priests, the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees came upon them.

  • Acts 15:6
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    6The apostles and the elders gathered together to consider this matter.

  • Acts 5:21
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    21At daybreak, they entered the temple courts as they had been told and began to teach the people. When the high priest and his associates arrived, they convened the Sanhedrin—the full assembly of the elders of Israel—and sent to the jail for the apostles.