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Acts 11:24

Barnabas was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith, and a great number of people were brought to the Lord.

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ASV

for he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith: and much people was added unto the Lord.

KJV

For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost and of faith: and much people was added unto the Lord.

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16 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ὅτιhotiForG3754 →
ἦνēnhe wasG1510 →
ἀνὴρanēra manG435 →
ἀγαθὸςagathosgoodG18 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
πλήρηςplērēsfullG4134 →
πνεύματοςpneumatosof [the] SpiritG4151 →
ἁγίουhagiouHolyG40 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
πίστεως.pisteōsof faith.G4102 →
καὶkaiAndG2532 →
προσετέθηprosetethēwas addedG4369 →
ὄχλοςochlosa crowdG3793 →
ἱκανὸςhikanoslargeG2425 →
τῷtōto theG3588 →
κυρίῳ.kuriōLord.G2962 →

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Ephesians 5:18Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.Acts 2:47praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.Acts 5:14Yet more and more believers were brought to the Lord—large numbers of both men and women.Acts 11:21The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord.Psalms 112:5It is well with the man who is generous and lends freely, whose affairs are guided by justice.Acts 6:5This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, as well as Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas from Antioch, a convert to Judaism.Acts 9:31Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a time of peace. It grew in strength and numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit.James 3:17But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.Acts 6:3Therefore, brothers, select from among you seven men confirmed to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will appoint this responsibility to themActs 6:8Now Stephen, who was full of grace and power, was performing great wonders and signs among the people.Romans 15:15However, I have written you a bold reminder on some points, because of the grace God has given me2 Samuel 18:27The watchman said, “The first man appears to me to be running like Ahimaaz son of Zadok.” “This is a good man,” said the king. “He comes with good news.”Acts 2:4And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.Proverbs 13:22A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.Matthew 19:17“Why do you ask Me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.”Matthew 12:35The good man brings good things out of his good store of treasure, and the evil man brings evil things out of his evil store of treasure.Romans 5:7Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die.Acts 24:16In this hope, I strive always to maintain a clear conscience before God and man.

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