Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible
Acts 6:8
Stephen, full of faith and power. — The better MSS. give, “full of grace and power.”
Did great wonders and miracles. — Better, as preserving the familiar combination, wonders and signs.
Stephen, full of faith and power. — The better MSS. give, “full of grace and power.”
Did great wonders and miracles. — Better, as preserving the familiar combination, wonders and signs.
ACTS 6:8 ca,ritoj The earlier text describes Stephen as a man “full of _grace_” (ca,ritoj, with î74 a A B D vg syrp copsa, bo arm). The later text was assimilated to ver....
Verse Acts 6:8. _STEPHEN, FULL OF FAITH AND POWER_] Instead of πιστεως, _faith_, χαριτος, _grace_, is the reading of ABD, several others, the _Syriac_ of Erpen, the _Coptic, Armenian, Vulgate_, and s...
AND STEPHEN - The remarkable death of this first Christian martyr, which soon occurred, gave occasion to the sacred writer to give a detailed account of his character, and of the causes which led to h...
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...
FAITH. The texts read "grace". App-184. POWER. App-172. WONDERS. App-176. MIRACLES. signs. App-176. PEOPLE. See note on Acts 2:47....
Of Stephen's Preaching, Arrest and Accusation 8. _And Stephen, full of faith_ The best MSS. read _grace_. _and power_ i.e. of working miracles. He at least among the seven appears almost as largely...
OF STEPHEN’S PREACHING, ARREST AND ACCUSATION...
ΧΆΡΙΤΟΣ instead of πίστεως with אABD. _Vulg_. ‘gratia.’ 8. ΠΛΉΡΗΣ ΧΆΡΙΤΟΣ, _full of grace_. The _Text. recept_. has arisen from a desire to make this verse conform to Acts 6:5. ΔΥΝΆΜΕΩΣ, _power_, i....
_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...
ΧΆΡΙΤΟΣ _gen. sing. от_ ΧΆΡΙΣ (G5485) милость. Может иметься в виду милость, оказанная Богом Стефану, или духовная харизма, обаяние Стефана; то есть могущество, данное ему Богом (Longenecker, 334; NID...
THE INCREASE OF THE WORD OF GOD. Acts 6:7-8. Acts 6:7 And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem exceedingly; and a great company of the priests were obed...
8. We are now introduced to a very thrilling account of the labors and death of Stephen. His career, previous to the final conflict, is thus briefly sketched: (8) "_Now Stephen, full of faith and of p...
And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people. AND STEPHEN ... The foregoing narrative of the first election and ordination of deacons might probably not ha...
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...
6:8 signs (d-12) Or 'great wonders and signs.'...
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...
OF FAITH] RV 'of grace.'...
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...
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...
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...
πλήρης πίστεως, but χάριτος, R.V. Vulgate, _gratia_ = divine grace, Acts 18:27, not merely favour with the people the word might well include, as in the case of our Lord, the λόγοι χάριτος which fell...
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...
(6) And Stephen, full of faith and (g) power, did great wonders and miracles among the people. (6) God trains his Church first with evil words and slanders, then with imprisonments, afterwards with s...
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 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...
8._And Stephen _Luke reciteth in this place a new combat of the Church, whereby it appeareth that the glory of the gospel was always joined with the cross and divers troubles. And this is the sum, tha...
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 STEPHEN, FULL OF FAITH AND POWER,.... The historian proceeds to give a narrative of Stephen particularly, the first of the seven deacons; of his faith and miracles, of his elocution and wisdom, of...
And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people. Ver. 8. _And Stephen, full of faith_] He "using the office of a deacon well, did purchase to himself a good degr...
_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...
AND STEPHEN, FULL OF FAITH AND POWER, DID GREAT WONDERS AND MIRACLES AMONG THE PEOPLE. In laying their proposition before the congregation, the apostles, although the inspired teachers of the Church,...
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 STEPHEN, FULL OF FAITH AND POWER, DID GREAT WONDERS AND SIGNS AMONG THE PEOPLE. 1. We are told nothing about how these seven men worked and solved the problem. 2. Luke now moves on to tell us ab...
And Stephen, full of grace and power, wrought great wonders and signs among the people. 'FULL OF GRACE'-The KJV has full of "faith". 'POWER'-i.e. able to work miracles. 'This is the first exhibition...
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...
FULL OF FAITH AND POWER; enabled to preach, dispute, do, and suffer all things through Christ. DID GREAT WONDERS AND MIRACLES AMONG THE PEOPLE; of whom he cured many; or, AMONG THE PEOPLE, in that he...
8. We are now introduced to a very thrilling account of the labors and death of Stephen. His career, previous to the final conflict, is thus briefly sketched: (8) " Now Stephen, full of faith and of p...
Acts 6:8 And G1161 Stephen G4736 full G4134 faith G4102 and G2532 power G1411 did G4160 (G5707) great...
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...
STEPHEN DISPUTES WITH HELLENIST JEWS AND IS FALSELY ACCUSED (6:8-15). ‘And Stephen, full of grace and power, wrought great wonders and signs among the people.' Compare here Acts 4:33 where the Apostl...
_The Acts of St. Stephen, Acts 6:8 to Acts 8:2_. Acts 6:8. AND STEPHEN. One of the new men just chosen as assistants to the Twelve at once attracted public attention. His fearlessness, his splendid or...
WROUGHT (εποιε). Imperfect active, repeatedly wrought. Evidently a man like Stephen would not confine his "ministry" to "serving tables." He was called in verse Acts 6:5 "full of faith and the Holy...
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...
STEPHEN. His name is Greek. He is the first one _not an apostle_ who is said to do miracles and wonders. Philip also had this power (Acts 8:6-7). [Only the apostles and those whom the apostles had "pl...
_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 Timothy 3:13; Acts 2:17; Acts 2:18; Acts 4:29; Acts 4:30;...
Did [ε π ο ι ε ι]. Imperfect : was working wonders during the progress of the events described in the previous verse....
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, The great character given of St. Stephen;. man full of the grace of God, full of faith, full of power to work miracles, mighty in word and deed; able to do all things, and to suffer all...