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8 results for "Apostolic leadership and miracles"
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Lois and Eunice Character
Lois and Eunice were the grandmother and mother of Timothy, a key figure in the early church and companion of the apostle Paul. They transmitted a sincere, gene…
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Priscilla and Aquila Character
Priscilla and Aquila were a first-century Jewish Christian couple who worked as tentmakers and became trusted co-laborers with the apostle Paul after meeting hi…
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Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego Character
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were three Jewish exiles from Judah serving in the Babylonian royal court under King Nebuchadnezzar during the sixth century BC.…
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Hophni and Phinehas Character
Hophni and Phinehas were the sons of Eli the high priest and priests themselves at Shiloh, but Scripture calls them 'sons of Belial' who knew not the LORD. They…
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Euodia and Syntyche Character
Euodia and Syntyche were two women in the church at Philippi whom Paul commended as those who 'laboured with me in the gospel,' yet who had fallen into disagree…
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Joanna and Susanna Character
Joanna, the wife of Chuza, King Herod's household manager, and Susanna are named among the women who traveled with Jesus and the twelve, supporting the ministry…
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Salome (Mother of James and John) Character
Salome, understood from comparing the Gospel accounts to be the wife of Zebedee and mother of the apostles James and John, followed Jesus and ministered to him …
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Dionysius and Damaris Character
After Paul's famous address to the philosophers of Athens on Mars Hill, in which he reasoned about the "unknown god" and the resurrection, most of his listeners…