Bible: Acts 6:5; 6:8-7:60

6:5 The 1  proposal pleased the entire group, so 2  they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, with 3  Philip, 4  Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas, a Gentile convert to Judaism 5  from Antioch. 6 

6:8 But 1  Noah found favor 2  in the sight of 3  the Lord.

The Judgment of the Flood

6:9 This is the account of Noah. 4 

Noah was a godly man; he was blameless 5 

among his contemporaries. 6  He 7  walked with 8  God. 6:10 Noah had 9  three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

6:11 The earth was ruined 10  in the sight of 11  God; the earth was filled with violence. 12  6:12 God saw the earth, and indeed 13  it was ruined, 14  for all living creatures 15  on the earth were sinful. 16  6:13 So God said 17  to Noah, “I have decided that all living creatures must die, 18  for the earth is filled with violence because of them. Now I am about to destroy 19  them and the earth. 6:14 Make 20  for yourself an ark of cypress 21  wood. Make rooms in the ark, and cover 22  it with pitch inside and out. 6:15 This is how you should make it: The ark is to be 450 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high. 23  6:16 Make a roof for the ark and finish it, leaving 18 inches 24  from the top. 25  Put a door in the side of the ark, and make lower, middle, and upper decks. 6:17 I am about to bring 26  floodwaters 27  on the earth to destroy 28  from under the sky all the living creatures that have the breath of life in them. 29  Everything that is on the earth will die, 6:18 but I will confirm 30  my covenant with you. You will enter 31  the ark – you, your sons, your wife, and your sonswives with you. 6:19 You must bring into the ark two of every kind of living creature from all flesh, 32  male and female, to keep them alive 33  with you. 6:20 Of the birds after their kinds, and of the cattle after their kinds, and of every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, two of every kind will come to you so you can keep them alive. 34  6:21 And you must take 35  for yourself every kind of food 36  that is eaten, 37  and gather it together. 38  It will be food for you and for them.

6:22 And Noah did all 39  that God commanded him – he did indeed. 40 

7:1 The Lord said to Noah, “Come into the ark, you and all your household, for I consider you godly among this generation. 41 

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