New American Standard Bible 1995
Acts 6:3-5
3ThereforeG1161, 1brethrenG80, selectG1980 from amongG1537 you sevenG2033 menG435 of goodG3140 reputationG3140, 2fullG4134 of the SpiritG4151 and of wisdomG4678, whomG3739 we may putG2525 in chargeG2525 of thisG3778 taskG5532.
4But we will 3devoteG4342 ourselvesG4342 to prayerG4335 and to the 4ministryG1248 of the wordG3056.”
5The statementG3056 foundG700 approvalG700 with the wholeG3956 5congregationG4128; and they choseG1586 6StephenG4736, a manG435 7fullG4134 of faithG4102 and of the HolyG40 SpiritG4151, and 8PhilipG5376, ProchorusG4402, NicanorG3527, TimonG5096, ParmenasG3937 and 9NicolasG3532, a 1011proselyteG4339 from 12AntiochG491.
Notes
- 1. Acts 6:3 John 21:23; Acts 1:15 ↩
- 2. Acts 6:3 Acts 2:4 ↩
- 3. Acts 6:4 Acts 1:14 ↩
- 4. Acts 6:4 Or service ↩
- 5. Acts 6:5 Lit multitude ↩
- 6. Acts 6:5 Acts 6:8ff; 11:19; 22:20 ↩
- 7. Acts 6:5 Acts 6:3; 11:24 ↩
- 8. Acts 6:5 Acts 8:5ff; 21:8 ↩
- 9. Acts 6:5 Gr Nikolaos ↩
- 10. Acts 6:5 I.e. a Gentile convert to Judaism ↩
- 11. Acts 6:5 Matt 23:15 ↩
- 12. Acts 6:5 Acts 11:19 ↩
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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