Berean Standard Bible
Acts 6:1-7
1δὲdeG1161InἘνEnG1722thoseταύταιςtautaisG3778ταῖςtaisG3588daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250whentheτῶνtōnG3588disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101were increasing in numberπληθυνόντωνplēthunontōnG4129,theτῶνtōnG3588GrecianἙλληνιστῶνHellēnistōnG1675Jews among thembeganἐγένετοegenetoG1096to grumbleγογγυσμὸςgongusmosG1112againstπρὸςprosG4314theτοὺςtousG3588HebraicἙβραίους,HebraiousG1445JewsbecauseὅτιhotiG3754theirαὐτῶν.autōnG846τῇtēaG3588widowsχῆραιchēraiG5503were being overlookedπαρεθεωροῦντοparetheōrountoG3865inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588αἱhaiG3588dailyκαθημερινῇkathēmerinēaG2522distributionδιακονίᾳdiakoniaG1248of food.
2SoδὲdeG1161theοἱhoiG3588TwelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427summonedπροσκαλεσάμενοιproskalesamenoiG4341τὸtoG3588allπλῆθοςplēthosG4128theτῶνtōnG3588disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101andsaidεἶπαν·eipanG2036, “It isἐστινestinG1510unacceptableοὐκ ἀρεστόνouk arestonG3756G701forusG1473to neglectκαταλείψανταςkataleipsantasG2641theτὸνtonG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316in orderto wait onδιακονεῖνdiakoneinG1247tablesτραπέζαις.trapezaisG5132.
3Thereforeδέ,deG1161,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,selectἐπισκέψασθεepiskepsastheG1980fromἐξexG1537among youὑμῶνhumōnG4771sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033menἄνδραςandrasG435confirmed to beμαρτυρουμένουςmarturoumenousG3140fullπλήρειςplēreisG4134of the SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151andκαὶkaiG2532wisdomσοφίαςsophiasG4678.We will assignκαταστήσομενkatastēsomenG2525thisταύτης·tautēsG3778ἐπὶepiG1909τῆςtēsG3588responsibilityχρείαςchreiasG5532to themοὓςhousG3739
5καὶkaiG2532ThisὁhoG3588proposalλόγοςlogosG3056pleasedἤρεσεν ἐνώπιονēresen enōpionG700G1799theτοῦtouG3588wholeπαντὸςpantosG3956groupπλήθους,plēthousG4128καὶkaiG2532.They choseἐξελέξαντοexelexantoG1586StephenΣτέφανον,StephanonG4736,a manἄνδραandraG435fullπλήρηςplērēsG4134of faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102andκαὶkaiG2532of theHolyἁγίου,hagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151,as well asκαὶkaiG2532PhilipΦίλιππονPhilipponG5376καὶkaiG2532,ProchorusΠρόχορονProchoronG4402καὶkaiG2532,NicanorΝικάνοραNikanoraG3527καὶkaiG2532,TimonΤίμωναTimōnaG5096καὶkaiG2532,ParmenasΠαρμενᾶνParmenanG3937,andκαὶkaiG2532NicolasΝικόλαονNikolaonG3532from AntiochἈντιοχέα,AntiocheaG491,a convertπροσήλυτονprosēlutonG4339to Judaism.
7SoΚαὶKaiG2532theὁhoG3588wordλόγοςlogosG3056τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316continued to spreadηὔξανεν,ēuxanenG837καὶkaiG2532.TheὁhoG3588numberἀριθμὸςarithmosG706ofτῶνtōnG3588disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101inἐνenG1722JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419grewἐπληθύνετοeplēthunetoG4129rapidlyσφόδρα,sphodraG4970,andτεteG5037a greatπολύςpolusG4183numberὄχλοςochlosG3793ofτῶνtōnG3588priestsἱερέωνhi'ereōnG2409became obedientὑπήκουονhupēkouonG5219to theτῇtēaG3588faithπίστει.¶pisteiG4102.
Commentaries on Acts 6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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