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-\v 5 What the apostles recommended pleased all of the other believers. So they chose Stephen, a man who strongly believed in God and whom the Holy Spirit controlled completely. They also chose Philip, Procorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas, who was from the city of Antioch. Nicolas had accepted the Jewish religion before he had believed in Jesus.
+\v 5 What the apostles recommended pleased all of the other believers. So they chose Stephen, a man who strongly believed in God and was guided by the Holy Spirit in all he did. They also chose Philip, Procorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas, who was from the city of Antioch. Nicolas had accepted the Jewish religion before he had believed in Jesus.
 \v 6 The believers brought these seven men to the apostles. Then the apostles prayed for those men and placed their hands on the heads of each one of them to cause them to do that work.
 
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 \v 54 When the Jewish council members and others there heard all that Stephen said, they became very angry. They were grinding their teeth together because they were so angry at him!
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-\v 55 But the Holy Spirit completely controlled Stephen. He looked up into heaven and saw a dazzling light from God, and he saw Jesus standing at God's right side.
+\v 55 But the Holy Spirit directed Stephen in this trial and gave him strength and confidence. He looked up into heaven and saw a dazzling light from God, and he saw Jesus standing at God's right side.
 \v 56 "Look," he said, "I see heaven open, and I see the Son of Man standing at God's right side!"
 
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 \v 1 Meanwhile, Saul angrily continued to threaten to kill those who followed the Lord. He went to the high priest in Jerusalem
 \v 2 and requested him to write letters introducing him to the leaders of the Jewish synagogues in Damascus. The letters asked them to give Saul power to seize any man or woman who followed the way that Jesus had taught, and to take them as prisoners to Jerusalem so that the Jewish leaders could judge and punish them.
 
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 \v 3 While Saul and those with him were traveling, they were approaching Damascus. Suddenly a brilliant light from heaven shone around Saul.
 \v 4 Immediately he fell down to the ground. Then he heard the voice of someone say to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you trying to hurt me?"
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 \v 16 I myself will tell him that he must often suffer in order to tell people about me."
 
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-\v 17 So Ananias went, and after he found the house where Saul was, he entered it. Then, as soon as he met Saul, he put his hands on him, and he said, "Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus himself commanded me to come to you. He is the same one who appeared to you while you were traveling along the road to Damascus. He sent me to you in order that you might see again and that you might be completely controlled by the Holy Spirit."
+\v 17 So Ananias went, and after he found the house where Saul was, he entered it. Then, as soon as he met Saul, he put his hands on him, and he said, "Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus himself commanded me to come to you. He is the same one who appeared to you while you were traveling along the road to Damascus. He sent me to you in order that you might see again and that you might be guided by the Holy Spirit in all you do."
 \v 18 Instantly, things like fish scales fell from Saul's eyes, and he was able to see again. Then he stood up and was baptized.
 \v 19 After Saul ate some food, he became strong again. Saul stayed with the other believers in Damascus for several days.
 
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 \v 8 However, the magician, whose name is translated Elymas in the Greek language, tried to stop them. He repeatedly tried to persuade the governor not to believe in Jesus.
 
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-\v 9 Then Saul, who now called himself Paul, empowered by the Holy Spirit, looked intently at the magician and said,
+\v 9 Then Saul, who now called himself Paul, directed by the Holy Spirit, looked intently at the magician and said,
 \v 10 "You are serving the devil, and you try to stop everything that is good! You are always lying to people and doing other evil things to them. You must stop saying that the truth about the Lord God is false!
 
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