 | William Carpenter - Bible - 1825
...commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith, xri. 26. And the word of God increased; and the number of the...company of the Priests were obedient to the faith, Acts TÍ. 7. (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling... | |
 | John Stonard - Bible - 1825 - 534 pages
...original institution. Upon their appointment, we read*, that "the word of God increased, and the number of disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly ; and a...company of the priests were obedient to the faith." Stephen became particularly remarkable for the abilities, the zeal, and the strength of argument, which... | |
 | George Townsend - 1825 - 808 pages
...release of the apostles, AcU vi. 7. — " the word of God increased, and the number of the discjples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith ;" all which expressions and different events seem to imply, that a much longer period than oue year... | |
 | John Mason Duncan - Bible - 1826 - 62 pages
...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...company of the priests were obedient to the faith."* The state of the case appears to have been simply this. Christianity began to grow in her influence... | |
 | 1847 - 798 pages
...temple and in the house — yea, every house — they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ. " And the word of God increased, and the number of the...greatly, and a great company of the priests were obedient unto the faith " (Acts vi. 7). The bold and faithful Stephen is sacrificed to the malice of the enemies... | |
 | 1859 - 632 pages
...Lord added daily to the church such as should he saved." " Many of them that heard the word believed, and the word of God increased, and the number of the...Jerusalem greatly, and a great company of the priests (always the greatest enemies to truth) were obedient to the faith." " And the people with one accord... | |
 | Robert Culbertson - 1826 - 584 pages
...arc told, that ' believers were the more added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women : that the word of God increased, and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly: and that a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.' Between the ascension of Christ and... | |
 | Elijah Bailey - God - 1826 - 364 pages
...the wise and the learned. We find in the Acts of the apostles, chapter 6, verses 8, 9 and 10, that 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 Cyreneans,... | |
 | 1827 - 512 pages
...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...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... | |
 | 1827 - 524 pages
...whom they set before the apostles ; and when thev had praved, thev laid their hands on them. And 239 the word of God increased, and the number of the disciples...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... | |
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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. 
