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Acts 6:5

This 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.

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  1. a Literally and Nicolas, a convert of Antioch

Acts 6:5 has 18 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 6 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Acts 11:24 (7 votes) and Acts 21:8 (6 votes). 25 other verses point back to it. It links with 12 other books, from Genesis 41 to Revelation 2.

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Which verses does Acts 6:5 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Acts 11:247 votes

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

  2. Acts 21:86 votes

    Leaving the next day, we went on to Caesarea and stayed at the home of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the Seven.

  3. Acts 8:5–405 votes

    Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Christ to them. The crowds all paid close attention to Philip’s message and to the signs they saw him perform. …

  4. Acts 6:34 votes

    Therefore, brothers, select from among you seven men confirmed to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will assign this responsibility to them

  5. Acts 6:84 votes

    Now Stephen, who was full of grace and power, was performing great wonders and signs among the people.

  6. Acts 7:1–8:24 votes

    Then the high priest asked Stephen, “Are these charges true?” And Stephen declared: “Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran, …

  7. Proverbs 15:233 votes

    A man takes joy in a fitting reply—and how good is a timely word!

  8. Acts 6:103 votes

    but they could not stand up to his wisdom or the Spirit by whom he spoke.

  9. Acts 11:193 votes

    Meanwhile those scattered by the persecution that began with Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the message only to Jews.

  10. Acts 13:13 votes

    Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch), and Saul.

  11. Genesis 41:372 votes
  12. Proverbs 15:12 votes
  13. Proverbs 25:11–122 votes
  14. Micah 3:82 votes
  15. Matthew 23:152 votes
  16. Acts 15:222 votes
  17. Revelation 2:62 votes
  18. Revelation 2:152 votes

Which verses point to Acts 6:5?

The 10 strongest of 25.