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and rescued him out of all his afflictions and gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him ruler over Egypt and over all his household.

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highlighted Acts 7:9 ESV

"And the patriarchs, jealous of Joseph, sold him into Egypt; but God was with him

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And he gave him the covenant of circumcision. And so Abraham became the father of Isaac, and circumcised him on the eighth day, and Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs.

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highlighted Acts 7:7 ESV

'But I will judge the nation that they serve,' said God, 'and after that they shall come out and worship me in this place.'

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highlighted Acts 7:5 ESV

Yet he gave him no inheritance in it, not even a foot's length, but promised to give it to him as a possession and to his offspring after him, though he had no child.

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highlighted Acts 7:6 ESV

And God spoke to this effect—that his offspring would be sojourners in a land belonging to others, who would enslave them and afflict them four hundred years.

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highlighted Acts 7:1 ESV

And the high priest said, "Are these things so?"

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highlighted Acts 6:15 ESV

And gazing at him, all who sat in the council saw that his face was like the face of an angel.

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highlighted Acts 6:14 ESV

for we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and will change the customs that Moses delivered to us."

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highlighted Acts 6:13 ESV

and they set up false witnesses who said, "This man never ceases to speak words against this holy place and the law,

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highlighted Acts 6:12 ESV

And they stirred up the people and the elders and the scribes, and they came upon him and seized him and brought him before the council,

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highlighted Acts 6:11 ESV

Then they secretly instigated men who said, "We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God."

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highlighted Acts 6:9 ESV

Then some of those who belonged to the synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called), and of the Cyrenians, and of the Alexandrians, and of those from Cilicia and Asia, rose up and disputed with Stephen.

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highlighted Acts 6:10 ESV

But they could not withstand the wisdom and the Spirit with which he was speaking.

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highlighted Acts 6:8 ESV

And Stephen, full of grace and power, was doing great wonders and signs among the people.

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highlighted Acts 6:7 ESV

And the word of God continued to increase, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests became obedient to the faith.

over 9 years ago

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highlighted Acts 6:6 ESV

These they set before the apostles, and they prayed and laid their hands on them.

over 9 years ago

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highlighted Acts 6:4 ESV

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

over 9 years ago

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highlighted Acts 6:3 ESV

Therefore, brothers, pick out from among you seven men of good repute, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we will appoint to this duty.

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highlighted Acts 6:1 ESV

Now in these days when the disciples were increasing in number, a complaint by the Hellenists arose against the Hebrews because their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution.

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