New American Standard Bible 1995
Acts 6:1-7
1NowδὲdeG1161at thisταύταιςtautaisG3778timeἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250while thedisciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101wereincreasingπληθυνόντωνplēthunontōnG4129in number,a complaintγογγυσμὸςgongusmosG1112aroseἐγένετοegenetoG1096on the part of theHellenisticἙλληνιστῶνHellēnistōnG1675JewsagainstπρὸςprosG4314the nativeHebrewsἙβραίους,HebraiousG1445,becauseὅτιhotiG3754theirwidowsχῆραιchēraiG5503were being overlookedπαρεθεωροῦντοparetheōrountoG3865inthe dailyκαθημερινῇkathēmerinēaG2522servingδιακονίᾳdiakoniaG1248of food.
2SoδὲdeG1161the twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427summonedπροσκαλεσάμενοιproskalesamenoiG4341thecongregationπλῆθοςplēthosG4128of the disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101and saidG3004, “It is not desirableἀρεστόνarestonG701for us to neglectκαταλείψανταςkataleipsantasG2641the wordλόγονlogonG3056of GodθεοῦtheouG2316in order to serveδιακονεῖνdiakoneinG1247tablesτραπέζαις.trapezaisG5132.
3Thereforeδέ,deG1161,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,selectἐπισκέψασθεepiskepsastheG1980from amongἐξexG1537you sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033menἄνδραςandrasG435of goodG3140reputationG3140,fullπλήρειςplēreisG4134of the SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151and of wisdomσοφίαςsophiasG4678,whomοὓςhousG3739we may putG2525in chargeG2525of thisταύτης·tautēsG3778taskχρείαςchreiasG5532.
5The statementλόγοςlogosG3056foundG700approvalG700with the wholeπαντὸςpantosG3956congregationπλήθους,plēthousG4128;and they choseἐξελέξαντοexelexantoG1586StephenΣτέφανον,StephanonG4736,a manἄνδραandraG435fullπλήρηςplērēsG4134of faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102and of the Holyἁγίου,hagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151, andPhilipΦίλιππονPhilipponG5376,ProchorusΠρόχορονProchoronG4402,NicanorΝικάνοραNikanoraG3527,TimonΤίμωναTimōnaG5096,ParmenasΠαρμενᾶνParmenanG3937andNicolasΝικόλαονNikolaonG3532, aproselyteπροσήλυτονprosēlutonG4339fromAntiochἈντιοχέα,AntiocheaG491.
7The wordλόγοςlogosG3056of GodθεοῦtheouG2316kept on spreadingηὔξανεν,ēuxanenG837; andthe numberἀριθμὸςarithmosG706of the disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101continued to increaseἐπληθύνετοeplēthunetoG4129greatlyσφόδρα,sphodraG4970in JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419,and a greatπολύςpolusG4183manyὄχλοςochlosG3793of the priestsἱερέωνhi'ereōnG2409were becomingG5219obedientὑπήκουονhupēkouonG5219tothe faithπίστει.¶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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