Verse 24

because he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith, and a significant number of people were brought to the Lord.

Referenced Verses

  • Acts 5:14 : 14 More and more believers in the Lord were added to their number, crowds of both men and women.
  • Acts 11:21 : 21 The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number who believed turned to the Lord.
  • 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 6:8 : 8 Stephen is Arrested Now Stephen, full of grace and power, was performing great wonders and miraculous signs among the people.
  • Acts 9:31 : 31 Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced peace and thus was strengthened. Living in the fear of the Lord and in the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, the church increased in numbers.
  • 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 24:16 : 16 This is the reason I do my best to always have a clear conscience toward God and toward people.
  • Rom 5:7 : 7 (For rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person perhaps someone might possibly dare to die.)
  • Rom 15:15 : 15 But I have written more boldly to you on some points so as to remind you, because of the grace given to me by God
  • 2 Sam 18:27 : 27 The watchman said,“It appears to me that the first runner is Ahimaaz son of Zadok.” The king said,“He is a good man, and he comes with good news.”
  • Ps 37:23 : 23 The LORD grants success to the one whose behavior he finds commendable.
  • Ps 112:5 : 5 It goes well for the one who generously lends money, and conducts his business honestly.
  • Prov 12:2 : 2 A good person obtains favor from the LORD, but the LORD condemns a person with wicked schemes.
  • Prov 13:22 : 22 A good person leaves an inheritance for his grandchildren, but the wealth of a sinner is stored up for the righteous.
  • Prov 14:14 : 14 The backslider will be paid back from his own ways, but a good person will be rewarded for his.
  • Matt 12:35 : 35 The good person brings good things out of his good treasury, and the evil person brings evil things out of his evil treasury.
  • Matt 19:17 : 17 He said to him,“Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.”
  • Luke 23:50 : 50 Jesus’ Burial Now there was a man named Joseph who was a member of the council, a good and righteous man.
  • John 7:12 : 12 There was a lot of grumbling about him among the crowds. Some were saying,“He is a good man,” but others,“He deceives the common people.”