Acts 6

Acts 6:1

There arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.

There arose a murmur of those proselytes, and Jews (now converted to the Christian faith) that were bred in Greece and had lived there, against those that were born and bred in Judea; because, in the distribution of the Church’s money and alms, their widows were not as well provided for as the other.

Acts 6:2

It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables.

It is no reason, that we, who are appointed by Christ our Master to preach the Gospel, and to attend the winning of souls to God, and the planting and ordering of his Church, should be taken up with the cares of the distributions of money and other alms, for the relief and provision of the body.

Acts 6:6

And when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.

And when they had prayed, they laid their hands upon them; as hereby to signify and import the setting apart and consecration of them to this useful office. T 2

Acts 6:9

Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen.

And there arose certain of that famous School or Synagogue, which the freemen of Rome had built for those Jews, which came out of the provinces, being strangers, of many several nations; and they disputed with Stephen.

Acts 6:15

Saw his face as it had been the face of an angel.

They saw a certain majesty, and angelical brightness, in the countenance of Stephen.