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SHALL CHANGE - Shall abolish them, or shall introduce others in their
place.
THE CUSTOMS - The ceremonial rites and observances of sacrifices,
festivals, etc., appointed by Moses....
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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...
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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...
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THE FIRST OFFICE-BEARERS (Acts 6:1-7)...
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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...
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JESUS. App-98.
OF NAZARETH. the Nazarene. Compare Acts 2:22; Acts 3:6; Acts 4:10.
SHALL. will.
DESTROY. Greek. _kataluo._ Compare Acts 5:
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_for we have heard him say_ No doubt there was some handle afforded by
Stephen's words for their statement.
_that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place_ What the tenor
of Stephen's language...
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ἈΚΗΚΌΑΜΕΝ ΓΆΡ, _for we have heard_. No doubt there was
some handle afforded for their statement by St Stephen’s language,
just as in the case of Jesus Himself. We may gather what the character
of that...
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OF STEPHEN’S PREACHING, ARREST AND ACCUSATION...
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_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...
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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
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See notes on verse 11...
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For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy
this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered us.
FOR WE HAVE HEARD HIM SAY, THAT THIS JESUS OF NAZARETH SHALL...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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DESTROY THIS PLACE, etc.] What St. Stephen had probably said was that
the Law would pass away as having been fulfilled in Christ, and that
if the Jews persistently refused to acknowledge Jesus as the...
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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...
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THIS JESUS OF NAZARETH SHALL DESTROY THIS PLACE. — The accusation
rested in part on the words of John 2:19, partly on the prediction of
Matthew 24:2, which Stephen must have known, and may well have
r...
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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...
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CHAPTER 15
ST. STEPHEN'S DEFENCE AND THE DOCTRINE OF INSPIRATION.
Acts 6:12; Acts 7:1
ST. STEPHEN and St. Philip are the two prominent names among the
primitive deacons. Stephen, however, much surpa...
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ὁ Ναζ. οὗτος : not part of the words of Stephen, but of the
witnesses see however Blass, _in loco._ καὶ καταλύσει :
the closest similarity to the words in Mark 14:58 (_cf._ Matthew
26:61), and in both...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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14._We have heard _It shall full well appear by Stephen’s defense,
that he never spake anything touching Moses or the temple without
reverence; and yet, notwithstanding, this was not laid to his charg...
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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...
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FOR WE HAVE HEARD HIM SAY,.... The Ethiopic version adds, "besides";
but rather these words are a reason, giving evidence to, and
supporting the general charge:
THAT THIS JESUS OF NAZARETH; Stephen s...
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For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy
this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered us.
Ver. 14. _Shall destroy this place_] _sc._ Unless they repent....
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_Then they suborned men_ As they found they were incapable of
defending themselves by fair argument, they had recourse to a most
mean and dishonest fraud; _they suborned men_ to bear false witness
aga...
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THE CUSTOMS; the Jewish ceremonies....
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FOR WE HAVE HEARD HIM SAY THAT THIS JESUS OF NAZARETH SHALL DESTROY
THIS PLACE, AND SHALL CHANGE THE CUSTOMS WHICH MOSES DELIVERED US....
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THE TESTIMONY OF STEPHEN. Acts 6:9...
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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....
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FOR WE HAVE HEARD HIM SAY THAT THIS JESUS OF NAZARETH WILL DESTROY
THIS PLACE AND CHANGE THE CUSTOMS WHICH MOSES DELIVERED TO US. "
1. And yet another similarity with the death of Jesus - they charge...
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CUSTOMS:
Or, rites...
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for we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy
this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered unto
us.
'WE HAVE HEARD HIM SAY'-The fact that the witnesses are ca...
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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...
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This place; that is, the temple. Jeremiah had foretold this long ago,
and did escape, though very narrowly, JEREMIAH 26:12; Daniel had
prophesied of the destruction both of _the city and the sanctuary...
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Acts 6:14 for G1063 heard G191 (G5754) him G846 say G3004 (G5723) that
G3754 this G5126 Jesus...
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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...
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‘And set up false witnesses, who said, “This man does not cease
from speaking words against this holy place, and the law, for we have
heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place...
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WE HAVE HEARD HIM SAY
(ακηκοαμεν αυτου λεγοντος). The only direct
testimony and evidently wrong. Curiously like the charge brought
against Jesus before Caiaphas that he would destroy the temple and...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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THIS MAN. Instead of attacking all Christians, they direct their
slander against Stephen only. By doing this, they hope to be able to
prejudice the people and turn them away from Christ. Compare note...
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_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...
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_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...
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ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 6:14 Stephen must have referred to what Jesus said
about destroying the temple and rebuilding it in three days (Mark
14:58). John clarified this as Jesus referring to his body ...
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ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 6:8 Stephen ministered to the needy and also
taught the Word and performed WONDERS AND SIGNS.
⇐...
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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
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_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
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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, _...
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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...
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Acts 25:8; Daniel 9:26; Galatians 3:19; Galatians 3:23; Galatians 4:3
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This Jesus of Nazareth. Contemptuous....
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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)...
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We have heard him say — So they might. But yet the consequence they
drew would not follow....