Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Acts 6:5
And they chose — It seems seven Hellenists, as their names show. And Nicholas a proselyte — To whom the proselytes would the more readily apply.
And they chose — It seems seven Hellenists, as their names show. And Nicholas a proselyte — To whom the proselytes would the more readily apply.
ACTS 6:5 plh,qouj The Western text (D ith copG67) adds tw/n maqhtw/n lest panto.j tou/ plh,qouj be taken to refer to the non-Christian multitude....
Verse Acts 6:5. _STEPHEN, A MAN FULL OF FAITH AND OF THE HOLY GHOST_] A person every way properly fitted for his work; and thus qualified to be the first _martyr_ of the Christian Church. _NICOLAS,...
AND THE SAYING - “The word” - the counsel, or command, AND THEY CHOSE STEPHEN ... - A man who soon showed Acts 7 that he was in every way qualified for his office, and also suited to defend the cause...
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...
CHOICE OF THE SEVEN. A division shows itself in the Church. The Hellenists (_mg.),_ the members who spoke Greek, having been brought up in Greek-speaking countries, murmur against the Hebrews, those w...
THE FIRST OFFICE-BEARERS (Acts 6:1-7)...
In those days, when the number of the disciples was growing, there arose a complaint of the Greek-speaking Jews against the Hebrew-speaking Jews, in which they alleged that their widows were being ove...
SAYING. Greek. _logos,_ as in Acts 6:2. STEPHEN. Greek. _Stephanos =_. crown. All the names are Greek. These are called the seven deacons, but the word _diakonos_ is not used in the Acts. See App-190....
Acts 6:1. Murmuring about the distribution of the common fund. Measures for allaying it By the confession of the high-priest himself (Acts 5:28) Jerusalem was now filled with the teaching of the Chri...
_And the saying pleased the whole multitude_ There was clearly no thought of neglecting any, and when the oversight was known and a remedy proposed all were rejoiced thereat. _and they chose Stephen_,...
ΚΑῚ ἬΡΕΣΕΝ Κ.Τ.Λ., _and the saying pleased the whole multitude_. The construction ἤρεσεν ἐνώπιον is not classical but is common in the LXX. Cf. Deuteronomy 1:23; 2 Samuel 3:36; 1 Kings 3:10. In...
Acts 6:1-7. MURMURING ABOUT THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE COMMON FUND. MEASURES FOR ALLAYING IT By the confession of the high-priest himself (Acts 5:28) Jerusalem was now filled with the teaching of the Chr...
_THE COMPLAINT WAS HEARD NO MORE ACTS 6:5-7:_ The wisdom of the decision to appoint these seven men was obvious as it was accepted by the church. Seven Grecian men were selected and the apostles sanct...
ΉΡΕΣΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΆΡΈΣΚΩ (G700) удовлетворять, ΈΞΕΛΈΞΑΝΤΟ _aor. ind. med. от_ ΕΚΛΈΓΩ (G1586) избирать, выбирать. NΊΚΌΛΑΟΝ ΠΡΟΣΉΛΥΤΟΝ ΆΝΤΙΟΧΈΑ (G3532; G4339; G490) _асс. sing._ Николай, прозе...
AND THEY CHOSE STEPHEN,— Some have thought that Stephen was one of the _seventy;_ but it seems a precarious conjecture. The, termination of most of these names makes it probable that they were Helleni...
ON SOLOMON'S PORCH. Acts 6:1-6. 1 Now in these days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying, there arose a murmuring of the Grecian Jews against the Hebrews, because their widows were negl...
5, 6. The proposition of the apostles so wisely provided for an obvious want, that there could be no hesitation about prompt compliance with it, (5) "_And the saying pleased the whole multitude; and t...
And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte...
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...
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 names are all Greek, which suggests that some at least of them were Greek-speaking Jews. That all were Hellenists is not probable. Greek names were quite common even among the Hebrews (cp. Nicodem...
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...
AND THEY CHOSE STEPHEN. — The seven who were chosen all bear Greek names, and it is a natural, though not a necessary, inference, that they were all of the Hellenistic section of the Church, either be...
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...
ἤρεσεν ἐνώπιον : phrase not usual in classical Greek; but ἐνώ. in this sense, so κατενώπιον ἔναντι κατέναντι, derived from the LXX (ἐναντίον frequent in LXX, is also classical); _cf., e.g._, Deuterono...
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....
The Apostles' Solution The apostles said it was not appropriate for them to cease devoting their full energies to the word in order to serve tables. Instead, the apostles directed the members of the c...
By the names of these seven, it would appear, that they were all Greeks. The reason of this, most probably, is to silence more effectually all future murmurs, by giving to the aggrieved party protecto...
THE DEACONATE 2-5. God is a great Organizer. Hence He has given the New Testament Church a simple, perfect and beautiful organization. The bishop is the leader of the holiness band [for such were all...
And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte...
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...
5._Stephen, full of faith. _Luke doth not, therefore, separate faith from the Spirit, as if it also were not a gift of the Spirit; but by Spirit he meaneth other gifts wherewith Stephen was endued, as...
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 THE SAYING PLEASED THE WHOLE MULTITUDE,.... The speech the apostles made took with them; all things they proposed were universally approved of; the whole body of the church came into it at once un...
And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte...
_And the saying pleased the multitude_ Who had been called together upon this occasion; _and_ After some little deliberation upon the choice that was to be made; _they chose seven_ It seems all Hellen...
MULTITUDE; the multitude of believers who were collected on the occasion. PROSELYTE OF ANTIOCH; a Gentile of that city, who had embraced the Jewish, and afterwards the Christian religion....
AND THE SAYING PLEASED THE WHOLE MULTITUDE; AND THEY CHOSE STEPHEN, A MAN FULL OF FAITH AND OF THE HOLY GHOST, AND PHILIP, AND PROCHORUS, AND NICANOR, AND TIMON, AND PARMENAS, AND NICOLAS, A PROSELYTE...
The election:...
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 THE SAYING PLEASED THE WHOLE MULTITUDE. AND THEY CHOSE STEPHEN, A MAN FULL OF FAITH AND THE HOLY SPIRIT, AND PHILIP, PROCHORUS, NICANOR, TIMON, PARMENAS, AND NICOLAS, A PROSELYTE FROM ANTIOCH, 1....
And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen,. man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus. proselyte...
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 thoug...
All these being Greek names, it is likely they were all Hellenists, and descended from Hebrew parents, but born in foreign countries; or amongst the Jews they might have other names, which St. Luke, w...
5, 6. The proposition of the apostles so wisely provided for an obvious want, that there could be no hesitation about prompt compliance with it, (5) "_ And the saying pleased the whole multitude; and...
Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book II Such also are those (who say that they follow Nicolaus, quoting an adage of the man, which they pervert,[247] Hippolytus Refutation of All Heresies Book VII h...
Acts 6:5 And G2532 saying G3056 pleased G700 (G5656) G1799 whole G3956 multitude G4128 And G2532 chose...
‘And the saying pleased the whole multitude, and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus a prosely...
_The First Dissension in the Church leads to the Appointment of the Seven Deacons,_ 1-7. There is something very sad in the brief statement contained in the opening verses of this sixth chapter. It te...
Acts 6:5. THEY CHOSE STEPHEN, A MAN FALL OF FAITH. ‘See,' says Chrysostom, writing of St. Stephen, ‘a certain one even among the seven was foremost, and gained the chief prize; for although all shared...
PLEASED (ηρεσεν). Aorist active indicative of αρεσκω like Latin _placuit_ when a vote was taken. The use of ενωπιον before "the whole multitude" is like the LXX.THEY CHOSE (εξελεξαντο). First aori...
CHOSE It is beautiful to see that these were all Hellenists, as the Grecian names show....
Acts 6:1 Hellenist and Hebrew From the very day of Pentecost, the Jerusalem congregation had embraced a number of Hellenists, or foreign-trained Jews, though we have no means of knowing what proporti...
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...
SO THEY CHOSE STEPHEN. He would be the first martyr. PHILIP. He would later do the work of an evangelist. PROCHORUS, NICANOR, TIMON, PARMENAS. Their names do not appear again. NICOLAUS. Some try to co...
_And in those days … there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews._ TROUBLE THE LOT OF THE CHURCH The Church on earth has always trouble; if it is not persecuted from without, disorde...
_Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men._ THE WORK OF THE SPIRIT IN THE DEACONSHIP OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH I. The reasons assigned. 1. That the apostles might be relieved of secular du...
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 6:5 STEPHEN and PHILIP will become prominent in Acts 1:1. The NT makes no further mention of the other five....
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 6:1. IN THOSE DAYS should be _in these days,—i.e._, shortly before Stephen’s martyrdom which did not long antedate Saul’s conversion in A.D. 37. Hence the events recorded in th...
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...
Acts 13:1; Acts 15:22; Acts 21:8; Acts 8:26; Acts 8:5;...
Stephen, etc. The names are all Greek. There is no reason to infer from this that they were all Hellenists. It was customary among the Jews to have two names, the one Hebrew and the other Greek. They...
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)...
Observe here, That to remove the forementioned murmuring at the inequality of the poor's relief, seven deacons were chosen to assist the apostles, and to dispose of that treasure (which had been laid...