Acts 6:1

ܘܒܗܘܢ ܒܝܘܡܬܐ ܗܢܘܢ ܟܕ ܤܓܝܘ ܬܠܡܝܕܐ ܪܛܢܘ ܗܘܘ ܝܘܢܝܐ ܬܠܡܝܕܐ ܥܠ ܥܒܪܝܐ ܕܡܬܒܤܝܢ ܗܘܝ ܐܪܡܠܬܗܘܢ ܒܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܟܠܝܘܡ ܀

Peshitta NT

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

2ܘܩܪܘ ܬܪܥܤܪ ܫܠܝܚܐ ܠܟܠܗ ܟܢܫܐ ܕܬܠܡܝܕܐ ܘܐܡܪܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܠܐ ܫܦܝܪ ܕܢܫܒܘܩ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܘܢܫܡܫ ܦܬܘܪܐ ܀

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Cross References

Matthew 23:13ܘܝ ܠܟܘܢ ܤܦܪܐ ܘܦܪܝܫܐ ܢܤܒܝ ܒܐܦܐ ܕܐܟܠܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܒܬܐ ܕܐܪܡܠܬܐ ܒܥܠܬܐ ܕܡܘܪܟܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܨܠܘܬܟܘܢ ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܬܩܒܠܘܢ ܕܝܢܐ ܝܬܝܪܐ ܀

Matthew Henry on Acts 6:1

In this chapter we have, I. The discontent that was among the disciples about the distribution of the public charity, ver. 1 . II. The election and ordination of seven men, who should take care of that matter, and ease the apostles of the burden, ver. 2-6 . III. The increase of the church, by the addition of many to it, ver. 7 . IV. A particular account of Stephen, one of the seven. 1. His great activity for Christ, ver. 8 . 2. The opposition he met with from the enemies of Christianity, and his disputes with… Read the whole commentary →

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