"And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of t…" — Acts 6:7

Acts 6:7 · KJV

“And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.”

— Acts 6:7

Verse 6

Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid {their} hands on them.

Verse 8

And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people.

Acts 6 — Context

And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:

Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid {their} hands on them.

And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.

And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people.

Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called {the synagogue} of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen.

Cross References

Acts 19:20

So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed.

Acts 12:24

But the word of God grew and multiplied.

Colossians 1:6

Which is come unto you, as {it is} in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as {it doth} also in you, since the day ye heard {of it}, and knew the grace of God in truth:

Hebrews 5:9

And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;

Romans 16:26

But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith:

John 12:42

Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess {him}, lest they should be put out of the synagogue:

Romans 1:5

By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name: {for obedience...: or, to the obedience of faith}

Acts 14:22

Confirming the souls of the disciples, {and} exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.