King James Version
Acts 6:8 in the King James Version says “And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people.” — study this verse from Acts chapter 6 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people.”
Acts 6:8 · KJV
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.
And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake.
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“of faith”
G4102persuasion, i.e., credence; moral conviction (of religious truth, or the truthfulness of god or a religious teacher), especially reliance upon christ
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“power”
G1411force (literally or figuratively); specially, miraculous power (usually by implication, a miracle itself)
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“the people”
G2992a people (in general; thus differing from g1218, which denotes one's own populace)
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