Acts 6:7

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

And the word of God did increase, and the number of the disciples did multiply in Jerusalem exceedingly; a great multitude also of the priests were obedient to the faith.

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  • Acts 12:24 : 24 And the word of God did grow and did multiply,
  • Acts 19:20 : 20 so powerfully was the word of God increasing and prevailing.
  • Col 1:6 : 6 which is present to you, as also in all the world, and is bearing fruit, as also in you, from the day in which ye heard, and knew the grace of God in truth;
  • Rom 1:5 : 5 through whom we did receive grace and apostleship, for obedience of faith among all the nations, in behalf of his name;
  • Rom 16:26 : 26 and now having been made manifest, also, through prophetic writings, according to a command of the age-during God, having been made known to all the nations for obedience of faith --
  • 2 Tim 2:9 : 9 in which I suffer evil -- unto bonds, as an evil-doer, but the word of God hath not been bound;
  • Heb 5:9 : 9 and having been made perfect, he did become to all those obeying him a cause of salvation age-during,
  • Heb 11:8 : 8 By faith Abraham, being called, did obey, to go forth to the place that he was about to receive for an inheritance, and he went forth, not knowing whither he doth go;
  • Acts 21:20 : 20 and they having heard, were glorifying the Lord. They said also to him, `Thou seest, brother, how many myriads there are of Jews who have believed, and all are zealous of the law,
  • Acts 13:8 : 8 and there withstood them Elymas the magian -- for so is his name interpreted -- seeking to pervert the proconsul from the faith.
  • Acts 14:22 : 22 confirming the souls of the disciples, exhorting to remain in the faith, and that through many tribulations it behoveth us to enter into the reign of God,
  • 2 Chr 29:34 : 34 Only, the priests have become few, and have not been able to strip the whole of the burnt-offerings, and their brethren the Levites strengthen them till the completion of the work, and till the priests sanctify themselves, for the Levites `are' more upright of heart to sanctify themselves than the priests.
  • 2 Chr 30:24 : 24 for Hezekiah king of Judah hath presented to the assembly a thousand bullocks, and seven thousand sheep; and the heads have presented to the assembly bullocks a thousand, and sheep ten thousand; and priests sanctify themselves in abundance.
  • Ps 132:9 : 9 Thy priests do put on righteousness, And Thy pious ones cry aloud.
  • Ps 132:16 : 16 And her priests I clothe `with' salvation, And her pious ones do sing aloud.
  • Matt 19:30 : 30 and many first shall be last, and last first.
  • Luke 2:34 : 34 and Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, `Lo, this `one' is set for the falling and rising again of many in Israel, and for a sign spoken against --
  • John 12:42 : 42 Still, however, also out of the rulers did many believe in him, but because of the Pharisees they were not confessing, that they might not be put out of the synagogue,
  • 2 Thess 1:8 : 8 in flaming fire, giving vengeance to those not knowing God, and to those not obeying the good news of our Lord Jesus Christ;

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    8And Stephen, full of faith and power, was doing great wonders and signs among the people,

    9and there arose certain of those of the synagogue, called of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of those from Cilicia, and Asia, disputing with Stephen,

  • Acts 16:5
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    5then, indeed, were the assemblies established in the faith, and were abounding in number every day;

  • Acts 12:24
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    24And the word of God did grow and did multiply,

  • Acts 5:11-14
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    11and great fear came upon all the assembly, and upon all who heard these things.

    12And through the hands of the apostles came many signs and wonders among the people, and they were with one accord all in the porch of Solomon;

    13and of the rest no one was daring to join himself to them, but the people were magnifying them,

    14(and the more were believers added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women,)

  • Acts 11:21-22
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    21and the hand of the Lord was with them, a great number also, having believed, did turn unto the Lord.

    22And the account was heard in the ears of the assembly that `is' in Jerusalem concerning them, and they sent forth Barnabas to go through unto Antioch,

  • Acts 19:20
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    20so powerfully was the word of God increasing and prevailing.

  • Acts 6:4-6
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    4and we to prayer, and to the ministration of the word, will give ourselves continually.'

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    6whom they did set before the apostles, and they, having prayed, laid on them `their' hands.

  • Acts 4:4-6
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    4and many of those hearing the word did believe, and the number of the men became, as it were, five thousand.

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    6and Annas the chief priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the chief priest,

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    46Daily also continuing with one accord in the temple, breaking also at every house bread, they were partaking of food in gladness and simplicity of heart,

    47praising God, and having favour with all the people, and the Lord was adding those being saved every day to the assembly.

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    1And in these days, the disciples multiplying, there came a murmuring of the Hellenists at the Hebrews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily ministration,

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    1And Saul was assenting to his death, and there came in that day a great persecution upon the assembly in Jerusalem, all also were scattered abroad in the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles;

  • Acts 2:41-43
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    41then those, indeed, who did gladly receive his word were baptized, and there were added on that day, as it were, three thousand souls,

    42and they were continuing stedfastly in the teaching of the apostles, and the fellowship, and the breaking of the bread, and the prayers.

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  • Acts 14:3-4
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    3long time, indeed, therefore, did they abide speaking boldly in the Lord, who is testifying to the word of His grace, and granting signs and wonders to come to pass through their hands.

    4And the multitude of the city was divided, and some were with the Jews, and some with the apostles,

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    31Then, indeed, the assemblies throughout all Judea, and Galilee, and Samaria, had peace, being built up, and, going on in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, they were multiplied.

  • Acts 4:32-33
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    32and of the multitude of those who did believe the heart and the soul was one, and not one was saying that anything of the things he had was his own, but all things were to them in common.

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    1And it came to pass in Iconium, that they did enter together into the synagogue of the Jews, and spake, so that there believed both of Jews and Greeks a great multitude;

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    20and they having heard, were glorifying the Lord. They said also to him, `Thou seest, brother, how many myriads there are of Jews who have believed, and all are zealous of the law,

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    14And the apostles in Jerusalem having heard that Samaria hath received the word of God, did send unto them Peter and John,

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    5And the apostles said to the Lord, `Add to us faith;'

  • Acts 9:42
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    42and it became known throughout all Joppa, and many believed on the Lord;

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    4And having come to Jerusalem, they were received by the assembly, and the apostles, and the elders, they declared also as many things as God did with them;

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    1And the apostles and the brethren who are in Judea heard that also the nations did receive the word of God,

  • Acts 5:24
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    24And as the priest, and the magistrate of the temple, and the chief priests, heard these words, they were doubting concerning them to what this would come;

  • Acts 5:29
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    29And Peter and the apostles answering, said, `To obey God it behoveth, rather than men;

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    12They did stir up also the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and having come upon `him', they caught him, and brought `him' to the sanhedrim;

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    44And on the coming sabbath, almost all the city was gathered together to hear the word of God,

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    4And certain of them did believe, and attached themselves to Paul and to Silas, also of the worshipping Greeks a great multitude, of the principal women also not a few.

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    24because he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit, and of faith, and a great multitude was added to the Lord.

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    6the multitudes also were giving heed to the things spoken by Philip, with one accord, in their hearing and seeing the signs that he was doing,

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    5And there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation of those under the heaven,

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    27and having brought them, they set `them' in the sanhedrim, and the chief priest questioned them,

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    1And as they are speaking unto the people, there came to them the priests, and the magistrate of the temple, and the Sadducees --

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    6And there were gathered together the apostles and the elders, to see about this matter,

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    21and having heard, they did enter at the dawn into the temple, and were teaching. And the chief priest having come, and those with him, they called together the sanhedrim and all the senate of the sons of Israel, and they sent to the prison to have them brought,