Acts 6:10
Yet they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke.
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- Luke 21:15 : 15 For I will give you the words along with the wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or contradict.
- John 7:46 : 46 The officers replied,“No one ever spoke like this man!”
- Acts 5:39 : 39 but if it is from God, you will not be able to stop them, or you may even be found fighting against God.” He convinced them,
- Acts 7:51 : 51 “You stubborn people, with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You are always resisting the Holy Spirit, like your ancestors did!
- 1 Cor 2:4 : 4 My conversation and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit and of power,
- Exod 4:12 : 12 So now go, and I will be with your mouth and will teach you what you must say.”
- Job 32:8 : 8 But it is a spirit in people, the breath of the Almighty, that makes them understand.
- Job 32:18 : 18 For I am full of words, and the spirit within me constrains me.
- Isa 54:17 : 17 No weapon forged to be used against you will succeed; you will refute everyone who tries to accuse you. This is what the LORD will do for his servants– I will vindicate them,” says the LORD.
- Jer 1:18-19 : 18 I, the LORD, hereby promise to make you as strong as a fortified city, an iron pillar, and a bronze wall. You will be able to stand up against all who live in the land, including the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests and all the people of the land. 19 They will attack you but they will not be able to overcome you, for I will be with you to rescue you,” says the LORD.
- Jer 15:20 : 20 I will make you as strong as a wall to these people, a fortified wall of bronze. They will attack you, but they will not be able to overcome you. For I will be with you to rescue you and deliver you,” says the LORD.
- Ezek 3:27 : 27 But when I speak with you, I will loosen your tongue and you must say to them,‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says.’ Those who listen will listen, but the indifferent will refuse, for they are a rebellious house.
- Mic 3:8 : 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.
- Matt 10:19-20 : 19 Whenever they hand you over for trial, do not worry about how to speak or what to say, for what you should say will be given to you at that time. 20 For it is not you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
- Luke 1:17 : 17 And he will go as forerunner before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers back to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared for him.”
- Luke 12:11-12 : 11 But when they bring you before the synagogues, the rulers, and the authorities, do not worry about how you should make your defense or what you should say, 12 for the Holy Spirit will teach you at that moment what you must say.”
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- Acts 6:8-92 verses77%
8 Stephen is Arrested Now Stephen, full of grace and power, was performing great wonders and miraculous signs among the people.
9 But some men from the Synagogue of the Freedmen(as it was called), both Cyrenians and Alexandrians, as well as some from Cilicia and the province of Asia, stood up and argued with Stephen.
- Acts 4:13-164 verses73%
13 When they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and discovered that they were uneducated and ordinary men, they were amazed and recognized these men had been with Jesus.
14 And because they saw the man who had been healed standing with them, they had nothing to say against this.
15 But when they had ordered them to go outside the council, they began to confer with one another,
16 saying,“What should we do with these men? For it is plain to all who live in Jerusalem that a notable miraculous sign has come about through them, and we cannot deny it.
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26 Thus they were unable in the presence of the people to trap him with his own words. And stunned by his answer, they fell silent.
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15 For I will give you the words along with the wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or contradict.
- Acts 6:11-133 verses71%
11 Then they secretly instigated some men to say,“We have heard this man speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God.”
12 They incited the people, the elders, and the experts in the law; then they approached Stephen, seized him, and brought him before the council.
13 They brought forward false witnesses who said,“This man does not stop saying things against this holy place and the law.
- Acts 5:39-402 verses70%
39 but if it is from God, you will not be able to stop them, or you may even be found fighting against God.” He convinced them,
40 and they summoned the apostles and had them beaten. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus and released them.
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6 But they could not reply to this.
- Acts 6:5-62 verses69%
5 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.
6 They stood these men before the apostles, who prayed and placed their hands on them.
- Acts 14:3-64 verses69%
3 So they stayed there for a considerable time, speaking out courageously for the Lord, who testified to the message of his grace, granting miraculous signs and wonders to be performed through their hands.
4 But the population of the city was divided; some sided with the Jews, and some with the apostles.
5 When both the Gentiles and the Jews(together with their rulers) made an attempt to mistreat them and stone them,
6 Paul and Barnabas learned about it and fled to the Lycaonian cities of Lystra and Derbe and the surrounding region.
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2 (When they heard that he was addressing them in Aramaic, they became even quieter.) Then Paul said,
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59 They continued to stone Stephen while he prayed,“Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!”
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4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit, and they began to speak in other languages as the Spirit enabled them.
- Acts 4:7-82 verses68%
7 After making Peter and John stand in their midst, they began to inquire,“By what power or by what name did you do this?”
8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, replied,“Rulers of the people and elders,
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33 Now when they heard this, they became furious and wanted to execute them.
- Acts 7:54-552 verses68%
54 Stephen is Killed When they heard these things, they became furious and ground their teeth at him.
55 But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked intently toward heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.
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46 for they heard them speaking in tongues and praising God. Then Peter said,
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29 He was speaking and debating with the Greek-speaking Jews, but they were trying to kill him.
- Acts 4:18-214 verses67%
18 And they called them in and ordered them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.
19 But Peter and John replied,“Whether it is right before God to obey you rather than God, you decide,
20 for it is impossible for us not to speak about what we have seen and heard.”
21 After threatening them further, they released them, for they could not find how to punish them on account of the people, because they were all praising God for what had happened.
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12 All were astounded and greatly confused, saying to one another,“What does this mean?”
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17 Therefore if God gave them the same gift as he also gave us after believing in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to hinder God?”
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13 nor can they prove to you the things they are accusing me of doing.
- Acts 5:26-272 verses67%
26 Then the commander of the temple guard went with the officers and brought the apostles without the use of force(for they were afraid of being stoned by the people).
27 When they had brought them, they stood them before the council, and the high priest questioned them,
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57 But they covered their ears, shouting out with a loud voice, and rushed at him with one intent.
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9 There was a great commotion, and some experts in the law from the party of the Pharisees stood up and protested strongly,“We find nothing wrong with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”
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15 All who were sitting in the council looked intently at Stephen and saw his face was like the face of an angel.
- Acts 2:6-72 verses67%
6 When this sound occurred, a crowd gathered and was in confusion, because each one heard them speaking in his own language.
7 Completely baffled, they said,“Aren’t all these who are speaking Galileans?
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14 Peter’s Address on the Day of Pentecost But Peter stood up with the eleven, raised his voice, and addressed them:“You men of Judea and all you who live in Jerusalem, know this and listen carefully to what I say.
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11 But when they bring you before the synagogues, the rulers, and the authorities, do not worry about how you should make your defense or what you should say,
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4 My conversation and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit and of power,
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48 but they could not find a way to do it, for all the people hung on his words.
- Acts 5:12-132 verses66%
12 The Apostles Perform Miraculous Signs and Wonders Now many miraculous signs and wonders came about among the people through the hands of the apostles. By common consent they were all meeting together in Solomon’s Portico.
13 None of the rest dared to join them, but the people held them in high honor.