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478 B
Markdown
15 lines
478 B
Markdown
## Their speech pleased ##
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Their speech was accepted
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## Stephen…and Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte from Antioch - ##
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** These are Greek names, and suggest that the men elected were mostly or entirely from the Grecian Jewish group of believers.
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## proselyte ##
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a Gentile who converted to the Jewish religion
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## placed their hands upon them ##
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giving a blessing and imparting responsibility and authority to the work of the seven |