Kretzmann's Popular Commentary
Acts 6:10
And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake.
And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake.
ACTS 6:10-11 A Western expansion, in slightly different forms, appears in D E vgvmss syrhmg copG67 and the Bohemian (Old Czech) version. The Bezan form, which according to Harris displays traces of M...
Verse Acts 6:10. _THEY THERE NOT ABLE TO RESIST THE WISDOM_, c.] He was _wise_, well exercised and _experienced_, in Divine things and, as appears by his defence, in the following chapter, well verse...
TO RESIST - That is, they were not able to “answer” his arguments. THE WISDOM - This properly refers to his knowledge of the Scriptures; his skill in what “the Jews” esteemed to be wisdom - acquainta...
CHAPTER 6 _ 1. The Murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews (Acts 6:1)._ 2. Stephen; His Ministry and Arrest (Acts 6:8). Another failure is brought before us. The enemy acts again. From without...
ATTACK ON STEPHEN. This Hellenist Christian draws upon himself the attention of the people. He was full of grace; the inspiration which gave him his power led to disturbance from a synagogue or synago...
THE FIRST OFFICE-BEARERS (Acts 6:1-7)...
Stephen, full of grace and power, performed great wonders and signs among the people. There arose in debate with Stephen certain members of the synagogue of the Libertines and of the Cyrenians and of...
ABLE. strong enough See Acts 15:10. RESIST. Greek. _anthistemi._ Compare Luke 21:15. SPIRIT. See note on Acts 6:3. SPAKE. App-121....
OF STEPHEN’S PREACHING, ARREST AND ACCUSATION...
ἈΝΤΙΣΤΗ͂ΝΑΙ, _to resist_. The very word used in Christ’s promise (Luke 21:15), οὐ δυνήσονται … ἀντιστῆναι ἅπαντες�....
_STEPHEN WAS ACCUSED OF BLASPHEMY ACTS 6:8-11:_ The rapid growth of the church led to the third Jewish persecution. During this persecution, Stephen, one of the seven, became the victim. Stephen, a ma...
ΙΣΧΎΟΝ _impf. ind. act. от_ ΙΣΧΎΩ (G2480) быть сильным, быть способным, с _inf._ ΆΝΤΙΣΤΉΝΑΙ _aor. act. inf. от_ ΆΝΘΊΣΤΗΜΙ (G436) выступать против, благополучно противостоять, с _dat._ Ω _dat. sing....
AT THE SYNAGOGUE OF THE LIBERTINES. Acts 6:9 to Acts 12:9 Acts 6:9 But there arose certain of them that were of the synagogue called the synagogue of the Libertines, and of the Cyrenians, and of the...
See notes on verse 9...
And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake. AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO RESIST THE WISDOM AND THE SPIRIT BY WHICH HE SPAKE - what he spake, and the power with which...
36 The fact that this Theudas is not mentioned in profane literature is no reason for doubting the truthfulness and accuracy of the narrative. Josephus, in his Antiquities, hints at many disturbances...
6:10 with (a-13) Or 'by' the Holy Spirit, but seen as in Stephen, that by which he spoke. 'which' refers grammatically to Spirit, but in sense to wisdom and Spirit both....
THE PREACHING, MIRACLES, AND ARREST OF STEPHEN. The reason why the preaching of Stephen gave so much greater offence than that of the Twelve probably was that he saw that the coming of Christ virtuall...
STEPHEN AND THE SEVEN 1-7. The Hebrew-speaking Jews, who were in a majority in the Church of Jerusalem, were inclined to despise and neglect the minority who spoke Greek. In particular, the Greek-spea...
GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE ACTS _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 6 THE *APOSTLES CHOOSE 7 MEN TO HELP THEM, 6:1-7 V1 At this time, the *disciples grew in number. Some *Jews spoke *Greek and other *Jews spoke...
THEY WERE NOT ABLE. — Better, _had no strength;_ the verb being somewhat more forcible than that commonly translated “to be able.” TO RESIST THE WISDOM AND THE SPIRIT WITH WHICH HE SPAKE. — It is rema...
CHAPTER 14 ST. STEPHEN AND THE EVOLUTION OF THE CHRISTIAN MINISTRY. Acts 6:5; Acts 6:8 THE names of the seven chosen on the suggestion of the Apostles raises very naturally the question, To what off...
CHAPTER 11 HONESTY AND PRETENCE IN THE PRIMITIVE CHURCH Acts 4:36; Acts 6:1 THE exact period in the history of the apostolic Church at which we have now arrived is a most interesting one. We stand...
καὶ οὐκ ἴσχυον ἀντιστῆναι : the whole phrase is an exact fulfilment of Luke 21:15, _cf._ 1 Corinthians 1:17; 1 Corinthians 2:6. πνεῦμα, as Wendt points out, was the Holy Spirit with which Stephen was...
MEETING MURMURING WITHIN AND PERSECUTION WITHOUT Acts 6:1-15 The Grecians here mentioned were Jews who had lived abroad and spoke Greek. There were as yet no Gentiles in the Church. It was regarded...
The story alternates between the opposition of the outside crowd and the condition of the Church in its own borders. A difficulty arose concerning the distribution of relief which had a national tone....
One of the Seven, Stephen, Accused of Blasphemy The record of great miracles being wrought by Stephen is the first such by anyone other than an apostle. It should be noted that such was not accomplish...
(8) And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake. (8) False teachers, because they will not be overcome, flee from disputations and resort to manifest and open slander...
STEPHEN'S MINISTRY 8-15. Though Stephen was but a poor, uncultured layman, honored with the office of deacon, _i. e_., permitted to sweep the floor, and light the lamps, and collect money to support t...
_“And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit with which he spoke.”_ Oh! what a contrast we here have between the wisdom, intellect, learning and resources of the world and the wisdom o...
And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people. (9) Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, an...
First of all we see man in an entirely new place man risen from among the dead and ascending to heaven. The risen ascended man, Christ Jesus, is the new starting-point of the dealings of God. The firs...
Other evils, unhappily, assail the church (Chapter 6). The flesh begins to shew itself, in the midst of the power of the Holy Ghost, the trouble arising from the different circumstances of the discipl...
AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO RESIST THE WISDOM,.... In Beza's most ancient copy, and in another manuscript it is added, "which was in him"; that divine wisdom, which the Spirit of wisdom gave him; they w...
And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake. Ver. 10. _By which he spake_] "Because he convinced them with great boldness, neither could they withstand the truth." Th...
_And Stephen, full of faith and power_ That is, of a strong faith, by which he was enabled to do extraordinary things. They that are full of faith are full of power, because, by faith the power of God...
NOT ABLE; he, being assisted by the Holy Ghost, was superior to them, and they were not able to answer his arguments. Matthew 10:19-20; Luke 21:15. No array of numbers, learning, or talents, can fairl...
A second time, however, difficulty arises from within Satan's enmity from without was clearly evident. In Ch.5.1-3 Satan had sought to underhandedly get in among the saints, but this had been exposed....
AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO RESIST THE WISDOM AND THE SPIRIT BY WHICH HE SPOKE. 1. Being Roman citizens gave them some advantages - in courts, with the judicial system, and rights of travel. 2. But th...
And they were not able to withstand the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spake. 'TO WITHSTAND THE WISDOM AND THE SPIRIT BY WHICH HE SPAKE'-'The Greek is very forceful, and literally reads, "They had...
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 grea...
NOT ABLE TO RESIST; they did oppose it, but ineffectually. _The wisdom: The foolishness of God is wiser than men,_ 1 CORINTHIANS 1:25. What then is his wisdom, through which this holy man spake? THE S...
Acts 6:10 And G2532 were G2480 not G3756 able G2480 (G5707) resist G436 (G5629) wisdom G4678 and...
THE PREACHING AND MARTYRDOM OF STEPHEN (6:8-7:60). It is one of the exciting things about serving God that we never know what He is going to do next. In Acts 6:1 the Apostles had rid themselves of the...
‘And they were not able to withstand the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spoke.' Stephen was clearly a capable debater and on top of that was also enabled in wisdom by the Holy Spirit. Thus as his o...
Acts 6:10. AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO RESIST THE WISDOM. In the disputation the doctors of those great synagogues just mentioned, were fairly beaten in argument by the divinely-inspired wisdom of Steph...
THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO WITHSTAND (ουκ ισχυον αντιστηνα). Imperfect active of ισχυω, to have strength, and ingressive second aorist active (intransitive) infinitive of ανθιστημ. They continued unable...
Acts 6; Acts 7 Stephen. From the history of Stephen we learn: I. That fidelity to truth provokes antagonism; holiness and sin are mutually repellent; love and selfishness are the opposites of each o...
CONTENTS: The first deacons. Third persecution. Stephen before the council. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Holy Spirit, apostles, Stephen, Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, Nicolas, priests, Mose...
Acts 6:1. _A murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews._ The original word here rendered Grecians is _Hellenists;_ from Hellen, son of Deucalion, king of Thessalia, who was drowned during the inun...
THEY COULD NOT RESIST HIM. They could not refute his arguments. His message was very convincing....
_And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people._ THE LAST FIRST I. The points in which Stephen was last. 1. His position was entirely subordinate. The deacons...
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 6:8 Stephen ministered to the needy and also taught the Word and performed WONDERS AND SIGNS. ⇐...
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 6:1 The Witness beyond Jerusalem. Beginning with Greek-speaking Jewish Christians in Jerusalem (Acts 6:1), the Christian gospel was proclaimed to an ever-widening circle
_CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 6:8. FAITH.—According to the best texts should be _grace_ (Acts 4:33); the change having probably been made to correspond with Acts 6:5. Acts
EXPOSITION ACTS 6:1 _Now in these _for _and in those, _A.V. (it is not ἐκείναις_, _answering to מהֵהָ מימַיָבַּ, but ταύταις); _multiplying _for _multiplied, _A.V._; Grecian Jews _for _Grecians, _...
Now in those days, when the number of disciples was multiplied (Acts 6:1), We found the Lord adding to the church and now He's multiplying. I love the Lord's mathematics. there arose a murmuring (Ac...
1 Corinthians 2:4; Acts 5:39; Acts 7:51; Exodus 4:12; Ezekiel 3:27;...
They were not able [ο υ κ ι σ χ υ ο ν]. See on Luke 14:30; Luke 16:3....
OBEDIENT TO THE FAITH Acts 6:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS May we tarry a while to study The Business Side of Church Life. Our text (Acts 6:3) says that there are three requirements: (1) Honest report; (2)...