Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary
Acts 6:15
With an extraordinary lustre and radiancy, above what appears in men, whereby they might be distinguished, as Matthew 28:2,3, affecting the beholders with admiration; thus Moses's face did shine.
With an extraordinary lustre and radiancy, above what appears in men, whereby they might be distinguished, as Matthew 28:2,3, affecting the beholders with admiration; thus Moses's face did shine.
ACTS 6:15 avgge,lou After w`sei. pro,swpon avgge,lou the Greek text of codex Bezae (supported by ith copG67) adds the phrase e`stw/toj evn me,sw| auvtw/n (“all who sat in the council saw that his fac...
Verse Acts 6:15. _SAW HIS FACE, AS IT HAD BEEN THE FACE OF AN ANGEL._] Sayings like this are frequent among the Jewish writers, who represent God as distinguishing eminent men by causing a glory to s...
LOOKING STEDFASTLY ON HIM - Fixing the eyes intently on him. They were probably attracted by the unusual appearance of the man, his meekness, his calm and collected fearlessness, and the proofs of con...
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...
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...
THE FIRST OFFICE-BEARERS (Acts 6:1-7)...
LOOKING STEDFASTLY. fastening their eyes. App-133. Compare Acts 1:10. SAW. App-133. AS IT HAD BEEN. as if....
_And all that sat in the council, looking stedfastly on him_ As they would naturally in expectation of what he was about to say in his defence. _saw his face as it had been the face of an angel_ Eithe...
OF STEPHEN’S PREACHING, ARREST AND ACCUSATION...
ἈΤΕΝΊΣΑΝΤΕΣ, _looking stedfastly_, which was what they would naturally do when he was about to make his defence. ὩΣΕῚ ΠΡΌΣΩΠΟΝ�, _as it had been the face of an angel_. Either because of the dignity wh...
_THE FACE OF AN ANGEL ACTS 6:12-15:_ The Jews were unable to answer the things that Stephen taught about Jesus. They accused him of blasphemy against Moses and the customs he had delivered. They charg...
ΆΤΕΝΊΣΑΝΤΕΣ _aor. act. part. (temp.) от_ ΆΤΕΝΊΖΩ (G816) глазеть, смотреть пристально. ΚΑΘΕΖΌΜΕΝΟΙ _praes. med. (dep.) part. от_ ΚΑΘΈΖΟΜΑΙ (G2516) сидеть. Part, в роли _subst._ ΕΊΔΟΝ _aor. ind. act....
SAW HIS FACE, &C.— Many commentators interpret this as a proverbial expression of the majesty and beauty of his countenance, arising from the transport of inward joy in the consciousness of his innoce...
17. STEPHEN BEFORE THE SANHEDRIN. Acts 6:13Acts 7:57. a. The testimony of the false witnesses. Acts 6:13-14. Acts 6:13 and set up false
15. As Stephen stood before the Sanhedrim, thus falsely and hypocritically accused, and fully aware of a determination to condemn him without regard to evidence or justice, he could but remember the s...
And all that sat in the council, looking stedfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel. AND ALL THAT SAT IN THE COUNCIL, LOOKING STEDFASTLY ON HIM, SAW HIS FACE AS IT HAD BEE...
13 These synagogues were doubtless very lax in their adherence to the Jewish law and customs, yet they are not ashamed to charge Stephen with this, in order to inflame the Sanhedrin against him. The f...
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...
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...
THE FACE OF AN ANGEL] This description is probably due to St. Paul, who was doubtless present: cp. Acts 7:58....
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...
LOOKING STEDFASTLY ON HIM. — St Luke’s characteristic word. (See Note on Acts 1:10.) SAW HIS FACE AS IT HAD BEEN THE FACE OF AN ANGEL. — We can scarcely be wrong in tracing this description to the imp...
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...
ἀτενίσαντες, see above on Acts 1:10. ὡσεὶ πρόσωπον ἀγγέλου, _cf._ LXX, Esther 5:2, where Esther says to the king in reverence εἶδόν σε κύριε, ὡς ἄγγελον Θεοῦ; in 2 Samuel 14:17;...
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....
A Face Like an Angel Perhaps Paul reported to Luke the remarkable appearance of the face of Stephen. Luke told Theophilus that those in the council saw Stephen's face "as the face of an angel." The cl...
And all that sat in the council, looking stedfastly on him, (i) saw his face as it had been the face of an angel. (i) By this it appears that Steven had an excellent and wholesome countenance, having...
Saw his face, as it were the face of an angel. All in the council, or sanhedrim, saw an extraordinary and charming brightness in the countenance of Stephen, which struck them with admiration and fear....
_“And all who were sitting in the Sanhedrin, looking upon him, saw his countenance as the face of an angel.”_ Now, remember, that the popular preachers, standing at the head of the churches, persecute...
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...
REFLECTIONS Reader! ponder well even in this golden age of the Church, how tarnished with abuse the Lord's mercies were, when murmurings arose from partial ministrations of the good things of God's pr...
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...
15._And when they had beheld. _Men do commonly in places of judgment turn their eyes toward the party arraigned, when as they look for his defense. He saith that Stephen appeared like to an angel; thi...
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 ALL THAT SAT IN THE COUNCIL,.... The whole sanhedrim, LOOKING STEADFASTLY ON HIM; to observe whether his countenance altered, his tongue stammered, or he trembled in any part of his body, neither...
And all that sat in the council, looking stedfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel. Ver. 15. _As it had been the face of an angel_] Such was the purity of his conscience, th...
_And all that sat in the council_ The priests, rulers, scribes, and elders; _looking steadfastly on him_ As being a stranger, and one whom they had not till now had before them, _saw his face as it ha...
THE FACE OF AN ANGEL; benignant, calm, dignified, and resplendent....
AND ALL THAT SAT IN THE COUNCIL, LOOKING STEADFASTLY ON HIM, SAW HIS FACE AS IT HAD BEEN THE FACE OF AN ANGEL. The activity which Stephen displayed in the interest of his Lord was not confined to the...
THE TESTIMONY OF STEPHEN. Acts 6:9...
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 ALL WHO SAT IN THE COUNCIL, LOOKING STEADFASTLY AT HIM, SAW HIS FACE AS THE FACE OF AN ANGEL. 1. All who were in that meeting watched with great interest to see how he handled the charges made ag...
And all that sat in the council, fastening their eyes on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel. 'FASTENING THEIR EYES ON HIM'-'With this look, they said, "What do you have to say for...
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...
15. As Stephen stood before the Sanhedrim, thus falsely and hypocritically accused, and fully aware of a determination to condemn him without regard to evidence or justice, he could but remember the s...
Tertullian On the Resurrection of the Flesh But he was Moses still, even when he was not visible. So also Stephen had already put on the appearance of an angel,[425]...
Acts 6:15 And G2532 all G537 sat G2516 (G5740) in G1722 council G4892 steadfastly G816 (G5660) at...
‘And all who sat in the council, fastening their eyes on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel.' But when Stephen came before them they were astonished, for when they gazed at his face...
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...
Acts 6:15. SAW HIS FACE AS IT HAD BEEN THE FACE OF AN ANGEL. And the whole of that great council turned their earnest and excited gaze from the accusers to the accused, to see how the follower of the...
AS IF THE FACE OF AN ANGEL (ωσε προσωπον αγγελου). Even his enemies saw that, wicked as they were. See Exodus 34:30 for the face of Moses when he came down from Sinai (2 Corinthians 3:7). Page quote...
ANGEL (_ See Scofield) - (Hebrews 1:4). _...
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...
Acts 6:11 The first Christian Martyr. Look: I. At Stephen as a man. The third verse gives us to understand that he was a man of "honest report:" literally, a man well testified of the public bore him...
Acts 6:15 The Angel-face on Man There are certain things common to the angel-face on man, amid all the endless variety of type and form certain things which we may look for (with at least but little...
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...
FIXED THEIR EYES ON STEPHEN. To see how he is reacting to these charges. LIKE THE FACE OF AN ANGEL. If his face had been shining with a supernormal light, the Council would have dismissed in awe! It m...
_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...
_Then they suborned men._ THE ACCUSATION OF STEPHEN I. Its authors (Acts 6:9). Observe here-- 1. That moral perversity is common to men of every race. All these men, “Libertines,” etc., differing w...
And all that sat in the council, looking stedfastly upon him, saw his face as it had been THE FACE OF AN ANGEL The martyr of Jesus I. Stephen’s circumstances and transfiguration. 1. It was a.d. 37 t...
THE ANGEL FACE And all that sat in the council, fastening their eyes on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel. Acts 6:15. Today I want to speak to you about the man with the angel f...
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 6:15 LIKE THE FACE OF AN ANGEL. Apparently the brightness of the glory of God was on Stephen’s face (compare Exodus 34:29;...
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...
2 Corinthians 3:18; 2 Corinthians 3:7; 2 Corinthians 3:8; Ecclesiastes 8:1;...
As the face of an angel — Covered with supernatural lustre. They reckoned his preaching of Jesus to be the Christ was destroying Moses and the law; and God bears witness to him, with the same glory as...