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And the word of God was growing. And the number of the disciples in Jerusalem was being multiplied greatly. And a large crowd of the priests were obeying the faith.

Stephen Is Seized While Doing Miracles And Proclaiming Christ With Irresistible Wisdom

Now Stephen, full of grace and power, was doing great wonders and signs among the people. But some of the ones from the synagogue being called “of Freedmen[a]”— both[b] Cyrenians and Alexandrians, and the ones from Cilicia and Asia— rose-up, debating[c] with Stephen.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 6:9 That is, Hellenistic Jewish slaves who were freed and then returned to Israel.
  2. Acts 6:9 Or, and. Luke may be naming five, two, or one synagogue.
  3. Acts 6:9 Or, disputing.

So the word of God spread.(A) The number of disciples in Jerusalem increased rapidly,(B) and a large number of priests became obedient to the faith.

Stephen Seized

Now Stephen, a man full of God’s grace and power, performed great wonders and signs(C) among the people. Opposition arose, however, from members of the Synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called)—Jews of Cyrene(D) and Alexandria as well as the provinces of Cilicia(E) and Asia(F)—who began to argue with Stephen.

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