Acts 6:5
And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and [the] Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas, a proselyte of Antioch,
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
4but *we* will give ourselves up to prayer and the ministry of the word.
6whom they set before the apostles; and, having prayed, they laid their hands on them.
Cross References
Proverbs 15:1A soft answer turneth away fury; but a grievous word stirreth up anger.
Proverbs 25:11[As] apples of gold in pictures of silver, is a word spoken in season.
Matthew 23:15Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye compass the sea and the dry [land] to make one proselyte, and when he is become [such], ye make him twofold more [the] son of hell than yourselves.
Acts 6:8And Stephen, full of grace and power, wrought wonders and great signs among the people.
Acts 7:1And the high priest said, Are these things then so?
Acts 11:19They then who had been scattered abroad through the tribulation that took place on the occasion of Stephen, passed through [the country] to Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to no one but to Jews alone.
Matthew Henry on Acts 6:2-8
The Appointment of Deacons. 1 And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration. 2 Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables. 3 Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.… Read the whole commentary →