[25] Moses thought that his people would understand that God was using him to save them. But they did not understand.
[35] “This Moses was the one his people said they did not want. They said, ‘Did anyone say you could be our ruler and judge?’ But he is the one God sent to be a ruler and savior. God sent him with the help of an angel, the one Moses saw in the burning bush.
https://bible.com/bible/406/act.7.25-35.ERV
[9] “These ancestors of ours became jealous of their brother Joseph and sold him to be a slave in Egypt. But God was with him
[10] and saved him from all his troubles. Pharaoh was the king of Egypt then. He liked Joseph and respected him because of the wisdom God gave him. Pharaoh gave Joseph the job of being a governor of Egypt. He even let him rule over all the people in Pharaoh’s house.
https://bible.com/bible/406/act.7.9-10.ERV
[9] But some of the Jews there were from the synagogue of Free Men, as it was called. The group included Jews from Cyrene, Alexandria, Cilicia, and Asia. They started arguing with Stephen.
[10] But the Spirit was helping him speak with wisdom. His words were so strong that these Jews could not argue with him.
https://bible.com/bible/406/act.6.9-10.ERV
[8] Stephen received a great blessing. God gave him power to do great wonders and miraculous signs among the people.
https://bible.com/bible/406/act.6.8.ERV
[2] The twelve apostles called the whole group of followers together. The apostles said to them, “It would not be right for us to give up our work of teaching God’s word in order to be in charge of getting food to people.
[3] So, brothers and sisters, choose seven of your men who have a good reputation. They must be full of wisdom and the Spirit. We will give them this work to do.
[4] Then we can use all our time to pray and to teach the word of God.”
https://bible.com/bible/406/act.6.2-4.ERV
[40] They called the apostles in again. They beat them and told them not to speak anymore using the name of Jesus. Then they let them go free.
[41] The apostles left the council meeting. They were happy because they were given the honor of suffering dishonor for Jesus.
[42] The apostles did not stop teaching the people. They continued to tell the Good News—that Jesus is the Messiah. They did this every day in the Temple area and in people’s homes.
https://bible.com/bible/406/act.5.40-42.ERV
[34] But one member of the council, a Pharisee named Gamaliel, stood up. He was a teacher of the law, and all the people respected him. He told the men to make the apostles leave the meeting for a few minutes.
[38] And so now I tell you, stay away from these men. Leave them alone. If their plan is something they thought up, it will fail.
[39] But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop them. You might even be fighting against God himself!” The Jewish leaders agreed with what Gamaliel said.
https://bible.com/bible/406/act.5.34-39.ERV
