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Acts 6:7

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial

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KJV ORIGINAL

And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

God's message kept spreading like wildfire, and the number of followers in Jerusalem grew like crazy. Even a huge group of priests started believing and following the faith.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

The movement was so powerful that even the religious establishment couldn't resist joining in.

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Massive crowds started following Jesus from everywhere — Galilee, the Ten Cities, Jerusalem, all of Judea, and even from across the Jordan River. People were coming from all directions to see what he was about.

Nations from all over will come together and say, 'Come on, let's head up to God's mountain, to the place where Jacob's God lives. He'll teach us how to live, and we'll actually follow his way.' Because God's guidance will flow out from Zion, and his truth will spread from Jerusalem.

And they should announce and spread the word in all their cities and in Jerusalem, saying, 'Go out to the hills and gather olive branches, pine branches, myrtle branches, palm branches, and branches from leafy trees to build temporary shelters, just as it is written in the Law.'

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