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NASB | Acts 6:7 ¶ The word of God kept on spreading; and the number of the disciples continued to increase greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests were becoming obedient to the faith. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Acts 6:7 ¶ And the message of God kept on growing and spreading, and the number of disciples continued to increase greatly in Jerusalem; and a large number of the priests were becoming obedient to the faith [accepting Jesus as Messiah and acknowledging Him as the Source of eternal salvation]. |
Bible Question:
Saints, For more than a thousand years, few believers had their own Bible, or even had personal access to one. How did they know 'the faith' in order to be obedient to it? In Christ Jesus, charis |
Bible Answer: 1 The. 5:27 says to "read this letter to all" ... and I think this was done with the rest of the Bible. Many were unable to read, so they had to be read to. Even today, there are people without the written Word. Either because it is illegal to own a Bible, or because the Scripture has not been (fully) written in their language. |
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