Acts 6:8

Acts 6:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people.
• New International Version (NIV)Now Stephen, a man full of God’s grace and power, performed great wonders and signs among the people.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Stephen, full of grace and power, was doing great wonders and signs among the people.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and signs among the people.

Context of Acts 6:8

6These seven were presented to the apostles, who prayed for them as they laid their hands on them. 7So God’s message continued to spread. The number of believers greatly increased in Jerusalem, and many of the Jewish priests were converted, too. Stephen, a man full of God’s grace and power, performed amazing miracles and signs among the people. 9But one day some men from the Synagogue of Freed Slaves, as it was called, started to debate with him. They were Jews from Cyrene, Alexandria, Cilicia, and the province of Asia. 10None of them could stand against the wisdom and the Spirit with which Stephen spoke.

Acts 6:8 word by word

Στέφανος δὲ πλήρης χάριτος καὶ δυνάμεως ἐποίει τέρατα καὶ σημεῖα μεγάλα ἐν τῷ λαῷ.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• StephenΣτέφανοςStephanos · StephenG4736
• fullπλήρηςplērēs · fullG4134
• of faithπίστιςpistis · faithG4102
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• powerδύναμιςdunamis · powerG1411
• didποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• greatμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
• wondersτέραςteras · wondersG5059
• miraclesσημεῖονsēmeion · signG4592
• amongἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the peopleὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the peopleλαόςlaos · a peopleG2992

Cross-references for Acts 6:8

• Acts 6:3And so, brothers, select seven men who are well respected and are full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will give them this responsibility.
• Acts 7:55But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, gazed steadily into heaven and saw the glory of God, and he saw Jesus standing in the place of honor at God’s right hand.
• Ephesians 4:11Now these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers.
• 1 Timothy 3:13Those who do well as deacons will be rewarded with respect from others and will have increased confidence in their faith in Christ Jesus.
• Acts 2:17‘In the last days,’ God says, ‘I will pour out my Spirit upon all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams.
• Acts 4:29And now, O Lord, hear their threats, and give us, your servants, great boldness in preaching your word.
• Acts 8:6Crowds listened intently to Philip because they were eager to hear his message and see the miraculous signs he did.

Commentaries on Acts 6:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Stephen, full of faith and power - Instead of Ϛ, faith, , grace, is the reading of ABD, several others, the Syriac of Erpen, the Coptic, Armenian, Vulgate, and some of the fathers. This reading Griesbach has admitted into the text. Some MSS. join both readings. Stephen was full of faith - gave unlimited credence to the promises of his Lord; he was full of grace - receiving the fulfillment of those promises, he enjoyed much of the unction of the Divine…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8And Stephen - The remarkable death of this first Christian martyr, which soon occurred, gave occasion to the sacred writer to give a detailed account of his character, and of the causes which led to his death. Hitherto the opposition of the Jews had been confined to threats and imprisonment; but it was now to burst forth with furious rage and madness, that could be satisfied only with blood. This was the first in a series of persecutions against…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-15Verses 8-15 When they could not answer Stephen's arguments as a disputant, they prosecuted him as a criminal, and brought false witnesses against him. And it is next to a miracle of providence, that no greater number of religious persons have been murdered in the world, by the way of perjury and pretence of law, when so many thousands hate them, who make no conscience of false oaths. Wisdom and holiness make a man's face to shine, yet will not secure men…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-15The Jewish leaders did to Stephen as they had done to Jesus (compare Matthew 26:3–4, 59–66): They found someone to lie about him, they accused him of blasphemy (saying offensive things about God), they started a riot, they arrested him, and they made false charges against him.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-158. And Stephen, &c.--The foregoing narrative seems to be only an introduction to what follows. full of faith--rather, "of grace," as the best manuscripts read.Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 6:8

• Faith
• Jerusalem
• Miracles
• Power
• Stephen

In the dictionaries

• Stephen
• Catch
• Deacon
• Honest
• Ministration
• Miracle
• Acts of the Apostles
• Church Government
• Deacon; Deaconess
• Grace

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