King James Version
Acts 6
1ταῖςtaisG3588τῶνtōnG3588AndδὲdeG1161inἘνEnG1722thoseταύταιςtautaisG3778daysἡμέραις τῶνhēmerais tōnG3588G2250,when the numberG4129of the disciplesμαθητῶν τοὺςmathētōn tousG3588G3101was multipliedπληθυνόντωνplēthunontōnG4129,there aroseἐγένετοegenetoG1096a murmuringγογγυσμὸςgongusmosG1112of the GreciansἙλληνιστῶν τῇHellēnistōn tēaG3588G1675againstπρὸςprosG4314the HebrewsἙβραίους,HebraiousG1445,becauseὅτιhotiG3754theirαὐτῶν.autōnG846widowsτῇ χῆραιtēa chēraiG3588G5503were neglectedπαρεθεωροῦντοparetheōrountoG3865inἐνenG1722the dailyκαθημερινῇkathēmerinēaG2522ministrationδιακονίᾳ αἱdiakonia haiG3588G1248.
2οἱhoiG3588ThenδὲdeG1161the twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427calledπροσκαλεσάμενοιproskalesamenoiG4341the multitudeτὸ πλῆθοςto plēthosG3588G4128of the disciplesτῶν μαθητῶνtōn mathētōnG3588G3101unto them,andG1161saidG3004,It isἐστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756reasonἀρεστόνarestonG701thatG2641weG1473should leaveG2641the wordτὸν λόγονton logonG3588G3056of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588G2316, andserveδιακονεῖνdiakoneinG1247tablesτραπέζαις.trapezaisG5132.
3WhereforeG3767,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,look ye outἐπισκέψασθεepiskepsastheG1980among youὑμῶνhumōnG4771sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033menἄνδραςandrasG435ofἐξexG1537honest reportμαρτυρουμένουςmarturoumenousG3140,fullπλήρειςplēreisG4134of theG4151HolyG40GhostG4151andκαὶkaiG2532wisdomσοφίαςsophiasG4678,whomοὓςhousG3739we may appointκαταστήσομενkatastēsomenG2525overἐπὶepiG1909thisταύτης·tautēsG3778businessτῆς χρείαςtēs chreiasG3588G5532.
5AndκαὶkaiG2532the sayingὁ λόγοςho logosG3588G3056pleasedἤρεσενēresenG700ἐνώπιονenōpionG1799the wholeπαντὸςpantosG3956multitudeτοῦ πλήθους,tou plēthousG3588G4128:andκαὶkaiG2532they choseἐξελέξαντοexelexantoG1586StephenΣτέφανον,StephanonG4736,a manἄνδραandraG435fullπλήρηςplērēsG4134of faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102andκαὶkaiG2532of theG4151Holyἁγίου,hagiouG40GhostG4151,andκαὶkaiG2532PhilipΦίλιππονPhilipponG5376,andκαὶkaiG2532ProchorusΠρόχορονProchoronG4402,andκαὶkaiG2532NicanorΝικάνοραNikanoraG3527,andκαὶkaiG2532TimonΤίμωναTimōnaG5096,andκαὶkaiG2532ParmenasΠαρμενᾶνParmenanG3937,andκαὶkaiG2532NicolasΝικόλαονNikolaonG3532a proselyteπροσήλυτονprosēlutonG4339of AntiochἈντιοχέα,AntiocheaG491:
7AndΚαὶKaiG2532the wordὁ λόγοςho logosG3588G3056of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588G2316increasedηὔξανεν,ēuxanenG837;andκαὶkaiG2532the numberὁ ἀριθμὸςho arithmosG3588G706of the disciplesτῶν μαθητῶνtōn mathētōnG3588G3101multipliedἐπληθύνετοeplēthunetoG4129inἐνenG1722JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419greatlyσφόδρα,sphodraG4970;andτεteG5037aG3793greatπολύςpolusG4183companyG3793of the priestsτῶν ἱερέωνtōn hi'ereōnG3588G2409were obedientὑπήκουονhupēkouonG5219to the faithτῇ πίστει.¶tēa pisteiG3588G4102.
9ThenδέdeG1161there aroseἀνέστησανanestēsanG450certainτινεςtinesG5100τῶνtōnG3588ofἐκekG1537the synagogueτῆς συναγωγῆςtēs sunagōgēsG3588G4864,whichτῆςtēsG3588is calledλεγομένηςlegomenēsG3004the synagogueof the LibertinesΛιβερτίνωνLibertinōnG3032,andκαὶkaiG2532CyreniansΚυρηναίωνKurēnaiōnG2956,andκαὶkaiG2532AlexandriansἈλεξανδρέωνAlexandreōnG221,andκαὶkaiG2532ofἀπὸapoG575themτῶνtōnG3588of CiliciaΚιλικίαςKilikiasG2791andκαὶkaiG2532of AsiaἈσίας,AsiasG773,disputingσυζητοῦντεςsuzētountesG4802with Stephenτῷ Στεφάνῳ·tō StephanōG3588G4736.
11ThenΤότεToteG5119they subornedὑπέβαλονhupebalonG5260menἄνδραςandrasG435,which saidλέγονταςlegontasG3004,ὅτιhotiG3754We have heardἀκηκόαμενakēkoamenG191himαὐτοῦautouG846speakλαλοῦντοςlalountosG2980blasphemousβλάσφημαblasphēmaG989wordsῥήματαrhēmataG4487againstεἰςeisG1519MosesΜωϋσῆνMōusēnG3475,andκαὶkaiG2532againstGodτὸν θεόν·ton theonG3588G2316.
12τὸνtonG3588AndτεteG5037they stirred upσυνεκίνησάνsunekinēsanG4787the peopleλαὸν τοὺςlaon tousG3588G2992,andG2532the eldersπρεσβυτέρουςpresbuterousG4245,andG2532the scribesτοὺς γραμματεῖς,tous grammateisG3588G1122,andG2532came uponἐπιστάντεςepistantesG2186him,andG2532caughtσυνήρπασανsunērpasanG4884himαὐτὸνautonG846,andG2532broughtἤγαγονēgagonG71himtoεἰςeisG1519the councilτὸ συνέδριον,to sunedrionG3588G4892,
13ὁhoG3588AndτεteG5037set upἔστησάνestēsanG2476falseψευδεῖςpseudeisG5571witnessesμάρτυραςmarturasG3144,which saidλέγοντας·legontasG3004,ThisοὗτοςhoutosG3778manἄνθρωπος τοῦanthrōpos touG3588G444ceasethπαύεταιpauetaiG3973notοὐouG3756to speakλαλῶνlalōnG2980blasphemousG989wordsῥήματαrhēmataG4487againstκατὰkataG2596thisτούτουtoutouG3778holyἁγίουhagiouG40placeτόπου τοῦtopou touG3588G5117,andκαὶkaiG2532the lawτοῦ νόμου·tou nomouG3588G3551:
14ForγὰρgarG1063we have heardἀκηκόαμενakēkoamenG191himαὐτοῦautouG846sayλέγοντοςlegontosG3004,thatὅτιhotiG3754thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424of Nazarethὁ Ναζωραῖοςho NazōraiosG3588G3480shall destroyκαταλύσειkataluseiG2647thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778placeτὸν τόπονton toponG3588G5117,andκαὶkaiG2532shall changeἀλλάξειallaxeiG236the customsτὰ ἔθηta ethēG3588G1485whichἃhaG3739MosesΜωϋσῆς.MōusēsG3475deliveredπαρέδωκενparedōkenG3860usG1473.
15οἱhoiG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532allG537that satκαθεζόμενοιkathezomenoiG2516inἐνenG1722the councilτῷ συνεδρίῳ,tō sunedriōG3588G4892,looking stedfastlyἀτενίσαντεςatenisantesG816onεἰςeisG1519himαὐτὸνautonG846,sawG3708hisαὐτοῦautouG846faceτὸ πρόσωπονto prosōponG3588G4383as it had beenὡσεὶhōseiG5616the faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383of an angelἀγγέλου.¶angelouG32.
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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