Act 6:9-10, 15:1-2, 17:2-9, 17, 19:8, Phili 1:27-30, Col 2:1, Jude 3 | ESV | STEP | Then some of those who belonged to the synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called ), and of the Cyrenians , and of the Alexandrians , and of those from Cilicia and Asia , rose up and disputed with Stephen .

ak Col. 1:29; 2:1; 1 Tim. 6:12; 2 Tim. 4:7; [Heb. 10:32]

ap 1 Tim. 6:12; 2 Tim. 4:7; [Luke 13:24; 1 Cor. 9:25; Phil. 1:27]

Acts 6:9-10

9 Then some of those who belonged to the synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called), and of the Cyrenians, and of the Alexandrians, and of those from Cilicia and Asia, rose up and disputed with Stephen. 10 But ^athey could not withstand the wisdom and the Spirit with which he was speaking.

Acts 15:1-2

The Jerusalem Council

1 ^bBut some men came down from Judea and were teaching ^cthe brothers, “Unless you are ^dcircumcised ^eaccording to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.” 2 And after Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and ^fdebate with them, Paul and Barnabas and ^gsome of the others were appointed to go up to Jerusalem to ^hthe apostles and the elders about this question.

Acts 17:2-9

2 And Paul went in, ⁱas was his custom, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them ^jfrom the Scriptures, 3 ^kexplaining and proving that it was necessary for ^lthe Christ to suffer and ^mto rise from the dead, and saying, “This Jesus, whom I proclaim to you, is the Christ.” 4 And ⁿsome of them were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, as did ^oa great many of the devout ^pGreeks and not a few of the leading women. 5 ^qBut the Jews ^{▼▼Greek Ioudaioi probably refers here to Jewish religious leaders, and others under their influence, in that time; also verse 13} ^swere jealous, and taking ^tsome wicked men of the rabble, they formed a mob, set the city in an uproar, and attacked the house of Jason, seeking to bring them out to the crowd. 6 And when they could not find them, ^uthey dragged Jason and some of the brothers before the city authorities, shouting, “These men who have turned the world upside down have come here also, 7 and Jason has received them, and they are all acting against ^vthe decrees of Caesar, saying that there is ^wanother king, Jesus.” 8 And the people and the city authorities were disturbed when they heard these things. 9 And when they had taken money as security from Jason and the rest, they let them go.

Acts 17:17

17 So ^xhe reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and the devout persons, and in the marketplace every day with those who happened to be there.

Acts 19:8

8 And ^yhe entered the synagogue and for three months spoke boldly, reasoning and persuading them ^zabout the kingdom of God.

Philippians 1:27-30

27 Only ^aalet your manner of life be ^abworthy ^{▼▼Greek Only behave as citizens worthy} of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you ^adthat you are standing firm in one spirit, with ^aeone mind ^afstriving side by side for the faith of the gospel, 28 and not frightened in anything by your opponents. This is ^aga clear sign to them of their destruction, but ^ahof your salvation, and that from God. 29 For ^aiit has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also ^ajsuffer for his sake, 30 engaged in the same ^akconflict that ^alyou saw I had and now hear that I still have.

Colossians 2:1

1 For I want you to know ^amhow great a ^anstruggle I have for you and for those at Laodicea and for all who have not seen me face to face,

Jude 3

Judgment on False Teachers

3 Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our ^aocommon salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you ^apto contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints.