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

6Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them. 7And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith. And Stephen, full of faith and power, performed great wonders and miracles among the people. 9Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen. 10And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spoke.

Acts 6:8 word by word

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

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

Cross-references for Acts 6:8

• Acts 6:3Therefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.
• Acts 7:55But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, looked up steadfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,
• Ephesians 4:11And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
• 1 Timothy 3:13For they that have used the office of a deacon well, purchase to themselves a good standing, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.
• Acts 2:17And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:
• Acts 4:29And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant to thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word,
• Acts 8:6And the people with one accord gave heed to those things which Philip spoke, hearing and seeing the miracles which he was performing.

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

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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