Acts 6:7

Bishops' Bible (1568)

And the worde of God encreased, & the number of ye disciples multiplied in Hierusalem greatly, and a great companie of the priestes were obedient to ye fayth.

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  • Acts 12:24 : 24 And the worde of God grewe and multiplied.
  • Acts 19:20 : 20 So myghtyly grew the word of God, and preuayled.
  • Col 1:6 : 6 Which is come vnto you, euen as it is into all the worlde, & is fruitfull, as it is also in you, from the day ye hearde of it and knewe the grace of God in trueth,
  • Rom 1:5 : 5 By whom we haue receaued grace and apostleship, that obedience myght be geuen vnto the fayth in his name, among all heathen.
  • Rom 16:26 : 26 But nowe is opened, and by the scriptures of the prophetes, at the comaundement of the euerlastyng God, to the obedience of fayth, among all nations publisshed:
  • 2 Tim 2:9 : 9 Wherin I suffer trouble as an euyll doer, euen vnto bondes: But the worde of God is not bounde.
  • Heb 5:9 : 9 And being perfect, was made the aucthour of eternall saluation vnto al them that obey hym:
  • Heb 11:8 : 8 By fayth Abraham when he was called, obeyed, to go out into a place whiche he shoulde afterwarde receaue to inheritaunce: and he went out, not knowyng whyther he shoulde go.
  • Acts 21:20 : 20 And when they hearde it, they glorified the Lorde, & sayde vnto hym: Thou seest brother, howe many thousande Iewes there are which beleue, & they are all earnest folowers of the lawe.
  • Acts 13:8 : 8 But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstoode them, and sought to turne the deputie away from the fayth.
  • Acts 14:22 : 22 And strengthed the disciples soules agayne, and exhorted them to continue in the fayth, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kyngdome of God.
  • 2 Chr 29:34 : 34 And the priestes were to fewe to flay al the burnt offringes: but their brethren the Leuites did helpe them, till they had ended the worke, & vntil the priestes were sanctified: For the Leuites were purer hearted to be sanctified, then the priestes.
  • 2 Chr 30:24 : 24 For Hezekia king of Iuda, did geue to the congregation a thousand young oxen, and seuen thousand sheepe: And the lordes gaue out to the congregation a thousand oxen, & ten thousand sheepe, and a great number of the priestes were sanctified.
  • Ps 132:9 : 9 Let thy priestes be clothed with righteousnes: and let thy saintes make a ioyfull noyse.
  • Ps 132:16 : 16 I wyll clothe her priestes with saluation: and her saintes shall make an exceeding ioyfull noyse.
  • Matt 19:30 : 30 But many that are first, shalbe last, and the last, shalbe first.
  • Luke 2:34 : 34 And Simeon blessed them, & saide vnto Marie his mother: beholde, this chylde is set to be the fall & vprysyng agayne of many in Israel, & for a signe which is spoken agaynst.
  • John 12:42 : 42 Neuerthelesse, among ye chiefe rulers also, many beleued on hym: But because of the pharisees, they dyd not confesse hym, lest they should be excomunicate.
  • 2 Thess 1:8 : 8 In flamyng fire, rendryng vengeance vnto them that knowe not God, and that obey not the Gospell of our Lorde Iesus Christe.

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  • Acts 6:8-9
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    8And Steuen full of fayth & power, dyd great wonders & miracles among the people.

    9Then there arose certaine of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and of Alexandria, and of Cilicia, & of Asia, disputyng with Steuen.

  • 5And so were the Churches stablisshed in the fayth, and encreased in number dayly.

  • 24And the worde of God grewe and multiplied.

  • Acts 5:11-14
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    11And great feare came vpon all the Churche, and vpon as many as hearde these thynges.

    12And by the handes of the Apostles, were many signes & wonders shewed among the people. (And they were all together with one accord in Solomons porche.

    13And of other durst no man ioyne hym selfe to them, neuerthelesse, the people magnified them.

    14The number of them that beleued in the Lorde, both of men and women, grewe more and more.)

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    21And the hande of the Lorde was with them, and a great number beleued and turned vnto the Lorde.

    22Then tydynges of these thinges came vnto the cares of the Churche, which was in Hierusale: And they sent foorth Barnabas, that he shoulde go vnto Antioche.

  • 20So myghtyly grew the word of God, and preuayled.

  • Acts 6:4-6
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    4But we wyll geue our selues continually to prayer, and to the ministerie of the worde.

    5And the saying pleased the whole multitude. And they chose Steuen, a man full of fayth, and of the holy ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, & Timon, and Permenas, and Nicolas a conuert of Antioche.

    6These they set before the apostles: and whe they had prayed, they layde their handes on them.

  • Acts 4:4-6
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    4Howbeit, many of them which hearde the worde, beleued: and the number of the men was about fyue thousande.

    5And it came to passe on the morowe, that their rulers, and elders, & scribes,

    6And Annas the chiefe priest, and Caiaphas, and Iohn, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kynrede of the hye priestes, were gathered together at Hierusalem.

  • Acts 2:46-47
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    46And they continued dayly with one accorde in the temple, and brake bread from house to house, and dyd eate their meate together, with gladnesse and singlenesse of heart,

    47Praysyng God, & had fauour with all the people. And the Lorde added to the Churche dayly, such as should be saued.

  • Acts 6:1-2
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    1And in those dayes, when the number of ye disciples grewe, there arose a grudge among the Grekes agaynst ye Hebrues, because their wydowes were despysed in the dayly ministerie.

    2Then the twelue called the multitude of the disciples together, and sayde: It is not good that we shoulde leaue the worde of God, and serue tables.

  • 1And Saul consented vnto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against ye Churche which was at Hierusalem, and they were all scattered abrode thorowout the regions of Iurie, and Samaria, except the apostles.

  • Acts 2:41-43
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    41Then they that gladly receaued his worde, were baptized: And the same day there were added vnto them, about three thousande soules.

    42And they continued stedfastly in the Apostles doctrine and felowship, and in breakyng of bread, and in prayers.

    43And feare came vpon euery soule. And many wonders and signes were done by the Apostles.

  • Acts 14:3-4
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    3Long tyme therfore abode they there, and quyt them selues boldely, with the helpe of the Lorde, which gaue testimonie vnto the worde of his grace, and graunted signes & wonders to be done by their handes.

    4But the multitude of the citie was deuided: and part helde with the Iewes, and part with the Apostles.

  • 15And in those dayes, Peter stoode vp in the middes of the disciples, and said (The number of names together, were about an hundred and twentie)

  • 31Then had the Churches rest throughout all Iurie, and Galilee, and Samaria, and were edified, and walked in the feare of the Lorde, & multiplied by the comfort of the holy ghost.

  • Acts 4:32-33
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    32And the multitude of them that beleued, were of one heart, and of one soule: Neither sayde any of them, that ought of ye thynges which he possessed, was his owne: but they had all thinges common.

    33And with great power gaue the Apostles witnesse of the resurrection of the Lorde Iesu: And great grace was with them all.

  • 1And it came to passe in Iconium, that they went both together into the synagogue of the Iewes, & so spake, that a great multitude both of the Iewes, & also of the Grekes beleued.

  • 20And when they hearde it, they glorified the Lorde, & sayde vnto hym: Thou seest brother, howe many thousande Iewes there are which beleue, & they are all earnest folowers of the lawe.

  • 14When the apostles whiche were at Hierusalem, hearde say that Samaria hadde receaued the worde of God, they sent vnto them Peter and Iohn.

  • 5And the Apostles sayde vnto the Lorde: increase our fayth.

  • 42And it was knowen throughout all Ioppa, & many beleued in the Lorde.

  • 4And when they were come to Hierusalem, they were receaued of ye Church, and of the Apostles and elders: And they declared all thynges that God had done with them.

  • 1And the apostles & brethre that were in Iurie, hearde that ye heathe had also receaued the worde of God.

  • 24Then when the chiefe priest and the ruler of the temple, and the hye priestes hearde these thynges, they doubted of them, whervnto this woulde growe.

  • 29Then Peter and the other Apostles aunswered, and sayde: We ought more to obey God then men.

  • 12And they moued the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came vppon hym, and caught him, and brought him to the counsell.

  • 44And the next Sabboth day came almost the whole citie together, to heare the worde of God.

  • 4And some of them beleued, and ioyned with Paul and Silas, and of the deuout Grekes a great multitude, and of the chiefe women not a fewe.

  • 24For he was a good man, and full of the holy ghost, and of fayth: And much people was added vnto the Lorde.

  • 6And the people gaue heede vnto those thynges whiche Philip spake with one accorde, hearyng and seing the miracles which he dyd.

  • 5There were dwellyng at Hierusalem, Iewes, deuout men, out of euery nation of them that are vnder heauen.

  • 27And when they had brought them, they set them before the counsell. And the chiefe priest asked them,

  • 1And as they spake vnto ye people, the priestes & the ruler of the temple, and the saducees, came vpon them,

  • 6And the Apostles and elders came together, for to consider of this matter.

  • 21And when they hearde that, they entred into the temple early in ye mornyng, and taught: But the chiefe priest came, and they that were with hym, & called a counsayle together, and all the elders of the chyldren of Israel, and sent to the pryson to fet them.