Acts 6
Revised Version 1895
1NowG1161 inG1722 theseG3778 daysG2250, whenG1161 theG3588 numberG846 ofG2250 theG3588 disciplesG3101 was multiplyingG4129, thereG1722 aroseG1096 a murmuring ofG2250 theG3588 Grecian Jews againstG4314 theG3588 HebrewsG1445, becauseG3754 theirG846 widowsG5503 were neglected inG1722 theG3588 dailyG2522 ministration. 2AndG1161 theG3588 twelveG1427 calledG3004 theG3588 multitudeG4128 ofG3056 theG3588 disciplesG3101 unto themG3004, andG1161 saidG3004, ItG1161 isG1510 notG3756 fit thatG3004 weG2249 shouldG2316 forsake theG3588 wordG3056 ofG3056 GodG2316, andG1161 serveG1247 tablesG5132. 3Look ye outG1537 thereforeG1161, brethrenG80, fromG1537 amongG1537 youG5210 sevenG2033 menG435 ofG1537 goodG3140 report, fullG4134 ofG1537 theG3588 SpiritG4151 andG2532 ofG1537 wisdomG4678, whomG3739 weG3739 mayG2532 appointG2525 overG1909 thisG3778 business. 4ButG1161 weG2249 willG2532 continueG2532 stedfastly inG2532 prayerG4335, andG2532 inG2532 theG3588 ministryG1248 ofG3056 theG3588 wordG3056. 5AndG2532 theG3956 sayingG3056 pleasedG700 theG3956 wholeG3956 multitudeG4128: andG2532 theyG2532 choseG1586 StephenG4736, a manG435 fullG4134 ofG3056 faithG4102 andG2532 ofG3056 theG3956 HolyG40 SpiritG4151, andG2532 PhilipG5376, andG2532 ProchorusG4402, andG2532 NicanorG3527, andG2532 TimonG5096, andG2532 ParmenasG3937, andG2532 NicolasG3532 a proselyteG4339 ofG3056 AntiochG491: 6whomG3739 theyG846 setG2476 beforeG1799 theG3588 apostlesG652: andG2532 whenG2532 theyG846 had prayedG4336, theyG846 laidG2007 theirG846 handsG5495 onG5495 themG846. 7AndG2532 theG3588 wordG3056 ofG3056 GodG2316 increasedG837; andG2532 theG3588 numberG706 ofG3056 theG3588 disciplesG3101 multipliedG4129 inG1722 JerusalemG2419 exceedinglyG4970; andG2532 a greatG4183 company ofG3056 theG3588 priestsG2409 were obedientG5219 toG2532 theG3588 faithG4102. 8AndG2532 StephenG4736, fullG4134 ofG5485 graceG5485 andG2532 powerG1411, wrought greatG3173 wondersG5059 andG2532 signsG4592 amongG1722 theG3588 peopleG2992. 9ButG1161 thereG1161 aroseG450 certainG5100 ofG1537 themG3004 thatG3004 were ofG1537 theG3588 synagogueG4864 calledG3004 theG3588 synagogueG4864 ofG1537 theG3588 Libertines, andG2532 ofG1537 theG3588 CyreniansG2956, andG2532 ofG1537 theG3588 AlexandriansG221, andG2532 ofG1537 themG3004 ofG1537 CiliciaG2791 andG2532 AsiaG773, disputing withG1537 StephenG4736. 10AndG2532 theyG3739 were notG3756 ableG2480 toG2532 withstand theG3588 wisdomG4678 andG2532 theG3588 SpiritG4151 byG2532 whichG3739 heG2532 spake. 11ThenG2532 theyG846 suborned menG435, whichG3748 saidG3004, WeG2532 have heardG191 himG846 speakG2980 blasphemousG989 wordsG4487 againstG1519 MosesG3475, andG2532 againstG1519 GodG2316. 12AndG2532 theyG846 stirredG4787 upG1519 theG3588 peopleG2992, andG2532 theG3588 eldersG4245, andG2532 theG3588 scribesG1122, andG2532 cameG2186 upon himG846, andG2532 seizedG4884 himG846, andG2532 broughtG71 himG846 intoG1519 theG3588 councilG4892, 13andG2532 setG2476 up falseG5571 witnessesG3144, whichG3588 saidG3004, ThisG3778 manG444 ceaseth notG3756 toG3004 speakG2980 wordsG4487 againstG2596 thisG3778 holyG40 placeG5117, andG2532 theG3588 lawG3551: 14forG1063 weG2249 have heardG191 himG846 sayG3004, thatG3754 thisG3778 JesusG2424 ofG191 NazarethG3480 shallG3778 destroyG2647 thisG3778 placeG5117, andG2532 shallG3778 changeG236 theG3588 customsG1485 whichG3739 MosesG3475 deliveredG3860 unto usG3004. 15AndG2532 allG3956 thatG3708 satG2516 inG1722 theG3956 councilG4892, fastening theirG846 eyes onG1722 himG846, sawG3708 hisG846 faceG4383 asG1519 itG846 had beenG2532 theG3956 faceG4383 ofG3956 anG32 angelG32.
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
Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain
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