Acts 6:8 BSB — MannaFest

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14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Στέφανος	Stephanos	Stephen	G4736 →
δὲ	de	now	G1161 →
πλήρης	plērēs	full	G4134 →
χάριτος	charitos	of grace	G5485 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
δυνάμεως	dunameōs	power	G1411 →
ἐποίει	epoiei	was performing	G4160 →
τέρατα	terata	wonders	G5059 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
σημεῖα	sēmeia	signs	G4592 →
μεγάλα	megala	great	G3173 →
ἐν	en	among	G1722 →
τῷ	tō	the	G3588 →
λαῷ.¶	laō	people.	G2992 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Acts 6:10
but they could not stand up to his wisdom or the Spirit by whom he spoke.
leads to
- Luke 21:15
  For I will give you speech and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.
- 1 Corinthians 2:4
  My message and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,
- Matthew 10:19–20
  But when they hand you over, do not worry about how to respond or what to say. In that hour you will be given what to say.
- Luke 12:11–12
  When you are brought before synagogues, rulers, and authorities, do not worry about how to defend yourselves or what to say.
- John 7:46
  “Never has anyone spoken like this man!” the officers answered.
Through
Acts 7:55
But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked intently into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.
leads to
- Mark 16:19
  After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.
- Hebrews 1:3
  The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the…
Through
1 Timothy 3:13
For those who have served well as deacons acquire for themselves a high standing and great confidence in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.
leads to
- Matthew 25:21
  His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Acts 1:8But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”2 Timothy 1:7For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.Acts 4:29–30And now, Lord, consider their threats, and enable Your servants to speak Your word with complete boldness,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 7:55But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked intently into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.1 Timothy 3:13For those who have served well as deacons acquire for themselves a high standing and great confidence in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.Acts 6:10but they could not stand up to his wisdom or the Spirit by whom he spoke.Acts 6:15All who were sitting in the Sanhedrin looked intently at Stephen, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel.Acts 2:17–18‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.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 them Acts 8:6The crowds gave their undivided attention to Philip’s message and to the signs they saw him perform.John 4:48Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will never believe.”Ephesians 4:11And it was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers,Acts 11:24Barnabas was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith, and a great number of people were brought to the Lord.Acts 2:4And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.Acts 4:30as You stretch out Your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of Your holy servant Jesus.”

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