New American Standard Bible 2020
Acts 6:3-5
3Instead, 1brothers and sisters, select from among you seven men of good reputation, 2full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may put in charge of this task.
4But we will 3devote ourselves to prayer and to the 4ministry of the word.”
5The 5announcement found approval with the whole 6congregation; and they chose 7Stephen, a man 8full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and 9Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and 10Nicolas, a 1112proselyte from 13Antioch.
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 word ↩
- 6. Acts 6:5 Lit multitude ↩
- 7. Acts 6:5 Acts 6:8ff; 11:19; 22:20 ↩
- 8. Acts 6:5 Acts 6:3; 11:24 ↩
- 9. Acts 6:5 Acts 8:5ff; 21:8 ↩
- 10. Acts 6:5 Gr Nikolaos ↩
- 11. Acts 6:5 I.e., a Gentile convert to Judaism ↩
- 12. Acts 6:5 Matt 23:15 ↩
- 13. 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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