Acts 6 - Introduction
* The appointment of deacons. (1-7) Stephen falsely accused of blasphemy. (8-15)... [ Continue Reading ]
* The appointment of deacons. (1-7) Stephen falsely accused of blasphemy. (8-15)... [ Continue Reading ]
1-7 Hitherto the disciples had been of one accord; this often had been noticed to their honour; but now they were multiplied, they began to murmur. The word of God was enough to take up all the thoughts, cares, and time of the apostles. The persons chosen to serve tables must be duly qualified. They... [ Continue Reading ]
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 o... [ Continue Reading ]