Acts 6:8

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

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  • Acts 4:29-30 : 29 And now, Lord, pay attention to their threats, and grant to your servants to speak your message with great courage, 30 while you extend your hand to heal, and to bring about miraculous signs and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus.”
  • Acts 6:3 : 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 6:5 : 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.
  • Acts 6:10 : 10 Yet they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke.
  • Acts 8:6 : 6 The crowds were paying attention with one mind to what Philip said, as they heard and saw the miraculous signs he was performing.
  • 1 Tim 3:13 : 13 For those who have served well as deacons gain a good standing for themselves and great boldness in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.
  • John 4:48 : 48 So Jesus said to him,“Unless you people see signs and wonders you will never believe!”
  • Acts 2:17-18 : 17 ‘And in the last days it will be,’ God says,‘that I will pour out my Spirit on all people, and your sons and your daughters will prophesy, and your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams. 18 Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy.
  • Acts 6:15 : 15 All who were sitting in the council looked intently at Stephen and saw his face was like the face of an angel.
  • Acts 7:55 : 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.
  • Eph 4:11 : 11 And he himself gave some as apostles, some as prophets, some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers,

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Acts 6:9-10
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    9But 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.

    10Yet they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke.

  • Acts 6:3-7
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    3But 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.

    4But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”

    5The 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.

    6They stood these men before the apostles, who prayed and placed their hands on them.

    7The word of God continued to spread, the number of disciples in Jerusalem increased greatly, and a large group of priests became obedient to the faith.

  • Acts 5:11-13
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    11Great fear gripped the whole church and all who heard about these things.

    12The 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.

    13None of the rest dared to join them, but the people held them in high honor.

  • Acts 14:3-4
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    3So 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.

    4But the population of the city was divided; some sided with the Jews, and some with the apostles.

  • Acts 8:1-2
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    1And Saul agreed completely with killing him. Saul Begins to Persecute the ChurchNow on that day a great persecution began against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were forced to scatter throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria.

    2Some devout men buried Stephen and made loud lamentation over him.

  • Acts 8:6-11
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    6The crowds were paying attention with one mind to what Philip said, as they heard and saw the miraculous signs he was performing.

    7For unclean spirits, crying with loud shrieks, were coming out of many who were possessed, and many paralyzed and lame people were healed.

    8So there was great joy in that city.

    9Now in that city was a man named Simon, who had been practicing magic and amazing the people of Samaria, claiming to be someone great.

    10All the people, from the least to the greatest, paid close attention to him, saying,“This man is the power of God that is called‘Great.’”

    11And they paid close attention to him because he had amazed them for a long time with his magic.

  • Acts 2:43
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    43Reverential awe came over everyone, and many wonders and miraculous signs came about by the apostles.

  • Acts 4:33
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    33With great power the apostles were giving testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was on them all.

  • Acts 19:11
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    11The Seven Sons of Sceva God was performing extraordinary miracles by Paul’s hands,

  • Acts 2:22
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    22“Men of Israel, listen to these words: Jesus the Nazarene, a man clearly attested to you by God with powerful deeds, wonders, and miraculous signs that God performed among you through him, just as you yourselves know–

  • Acts 7:58-59
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    58When they had driven him out of the city, they began to stone him, and the witnesses laid their cloaks at the feet of a young man named Saul.

    59They continued to stone Stephen while he prayed,“Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!”

  • Acts 11:24
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    24because 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 15:12
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    12The whole group kept quiet and listened to Barnabas and Paul while they explained all the miraculous signs and wonders God had done among the Gentiles through them.

  • Acts 8:13-14
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    13Even Simon himself believed, and after he was baptized, he stayed close to Philip constantly, and when he saw the signs and great miracles that were occurring, he was amazed.

    14Now when the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.

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

  • Acts 4:7-8
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    7After making Peter and John stand in their midst, they began to inquire,“By what power or by what name did you do this?”

    8Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, replied,“Rulers of the people and elders,

  • Luke 9:43
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    43Then they were all astonished at the mighty power of God.Another Prediction of Jesus’ Suffering But while the entire crowd was amazed at everything Jesus was doing, he said to his disciples,

  • Acts 7:55
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    55But 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.

  • Acts 4:30
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    30while you extend your hand to heal, and to bring about miraculous signs and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus.”

  • Acts 4:16
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    16saying,“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.

  • Matt 9:8
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    8When the crowd saw this, they were afraid and honored God who had given such authority to men.

  • Acts 19:20
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    20In this way the word of the Lord continued to grow in power and to prevail.

  • Acts 10:38
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    38with respect to Jesus from Nazareth, that God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power. He went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with him.

  • Acts 3:16
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    16And on the basis of faith in Jesus’ name, his very name has made this man– whom you see and know– strong. The faith that is through Jesus has given him this complete health in the presence of you all.

  • 2 Cor 12:12
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    12Indeed, the signs of an apostle were performed among you with great perseverance by signs and wonders and powerful deeds.

  • Acts 3:11-12
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    11Peter Addresses the Crowd While the man was hanging on to Peter and John, all the people, completely astounded, ran together to them in the covered walkway called Solomon’s Portico.

    12When Peter saw this, he declared to the people,“Men of Israel, why are you amazed at this? Why do you stare at us as if we had made this man walk by our own power or piety?

  • John 6:2
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    2A large crowd was following him because they were observing the miraculous signs he was performing on the sick.

  • Heb 2:4
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    4while God confirmed their witness with signs and wonders and various miracles and gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will.

  • Acts 6:15
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    15All who were sitting in the council looked intently at Stephen and saw his face was like the face of an angel.

  • Rom 15:19
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    19in the power of signs and wonders, in the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem even as far as Illyricum I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.

  • Acts 1:8
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    8But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the farthest parts of the earth.”

  • Acts 13:9
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    9But Saul(also known as Paul), filled with the Holy Spirit, stared straight at him