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Verse Acts 6:6. _AND WHEN THEY HAD PRAYED_] Instead of και, _and_,
the _Codex Bezae_ reads οιτινες, _who_, referring the act of
praying to the apostles, which removes a sort of ambiguity. The
apostle...
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AND WHEN THEY HAD PRAYED - Invoking in this manner the blessing of God
to attend them in the discharge of the duties of their office.
THEY LAID THEIR HANDS ... - Among the Jews it was customary to lay...
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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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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...
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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...
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THE FIRST OFFICE-BEARERS (Acts 6:1-7)...
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BEFORE. in the presence of apostles. App-189.
PRAYED. App-131.
LAID, &C. Compare Numbers 27:18....
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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...
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_whom they set before the apostles_ That they might confirm, as they
had proposed to do, the selection made by the whole congregation.
_they laid their hands on them_ As a solemn dedication of them t...
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ἘΝΏΠΙΟΝ ΤΩ͂Ν�, _before the Apostles_. That they might
confirm, as they had proposed to do, the selection made by the
congregation.
ἘΠΈΘΗΚΑΝ ΑΥ̓ΤΟΙ͂Σ ΤᾺΣ ΧΕΙ͂ΡΑΣ. The laying
on of hands thus became th...
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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...
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_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...
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ΈΣΤΗΣΑΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΪΣΤΗΜΙ (G2476)
помещать, ставить,
ΠΡΟΣΕΥΞΆΜΕΝΟΙ _aor. med. (dep.) part. (temp.) от_
ΠΡΟΣΕΎΧΟΜΑΙ (G4336) молиться,
ΈΠΈΘΗΚΑΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΈΠΙΤΊΘΗΜΙ (G2007)
возлагать...
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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...
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See notes on verse 5...
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Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they
laid their hands on them.
WHOM THEY SET BEFORE THE APOSTLES: AND WHEN THEY (THE APOSTLES) HAD
PRAYED, THEY LAID THEIR HANDS ON THE...
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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...
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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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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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WHEN THEY HAD PRAYED, THEY LAID THEIR HANDS ON THEM. — This is the
first mention of the act in the New Testament. It had had an analogous
meaning in the ritual of Israel (Numbers 27:23) in acts of ble...
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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 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...
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ἔστησαν, _cf._ Acts 1:23; for ἐνώπιον, see above.
καὶ προσευξάμενοι ἐπέθηκαν αὐτοῖς
τὰς χεῖρας : change of subject. This is the first mention
of the laying on of hands in the Apostolic Church. No doub...
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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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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...
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And they, that is, the apostles, laid, or imposed hands upon them.
These deacons, therefore, were designed and ordained for a sacred
ministry, and not only to manage the common stock, and temporals of...
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ORDINATION
6. _“Whom they placed before the apostles, and praying, laid hands
on them.”_ Here is all the ordination you can find in the New
Testament. It is very simple, and I see much of it among hol...
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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...
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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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6._Having prayed, they laid their hands upon them. _Laying on of hands
was a solemn sign of consecration under the law. To this end do the
apostles now lay their hands upon the deacons, that they may...
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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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WHOM THEY SET BEFORE THE APOSTLES,.... They did not barely nominate
and propose them to them, but they brought them into their presence,
and placed them before them, as the persons whom they had chose...
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Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid
_their_ hands on them.
Ver. 6. _They laid their hands_] So putting the blessing upon them. A
very ancient rite, borrowed from th...
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_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...
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LAID THEIR HANDS ON THEM; in token of seeking for them the divine
blessing, and consecrating them to their work....
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The election:...
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WHOM THEY SET BEFORE THE APOSTLES; AND WHEN THEY HAD PRAYED, THEY LAID
THEIR HANDS ON THEM....
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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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WHOM THEY SET BEFORE THE APOSTLES; AND WHEN THEY HAD PRAYED, THEY LAID
HANDS ON THEM.
1. Once selected (nominated), they were brought to the apostles. The
apostles prayed for them.
2. They laid thei...
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whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid
their hands upon them.
'WHEN THEY HAD PRAYED'-We often find prayer occupying an essential
part when people are being placed into...
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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...
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WHEN THEY HAD PRAYED; prayer is the salt which seasoneth and
sanctifieth all things. THEY LAID THEIR HANDS ON THEM; a rite used in
the church of old,
1. In their sacrifices, EXODUS 29:15;
2. In thei...
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Acts 6:6 whom G3739 set G2476 (G5627) before G1799 apostles G652 and
G2532 prayed G4336 (G5666) laid...
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‘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...
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_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...
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Acts 6:6. WHEN THEY HAD PRAYED, THEY LAID THEIR HANDS ON THEM. The
hand of ‘him who ordains is laid on the head of him who is to be
ordained, but the effect of the act is from God' (Chrysostom). The
e...
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THEY LAID THEIR HANDS ON THEM
(επεθηκαν αυτοις τας χειρας). First aorist
active indicative of επιτιθημ. Probably by the apostles who
ratified the choice (verse Acts 6:3). The laying on of hands "was...
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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 6:1
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...
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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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AND PLACED THEIR HANDS ON _THEM._ _McGarvey_ says: "But all the
apostles did was to pray and LAY ON their hands; hence, this was the
ceremony of their appointment....
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_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...
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_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...
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ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 6:6 The apostles confirmed the congregational
election when THEY PRAYED AND LAID THEIR HANDS ON THEM. Laying on of
hands is done in connection with several things in Acts 1:1
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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 6:1. 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...
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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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1 Timothy 4:14; 1 Timothy 5:22; 2 Timothy 1:6; Acts 1:24; Acts 13:3;...
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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)...