Acts 6:3-6 New King James Version 3 Therefore, brethren, seek out from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business; 4 but we will give ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the word." 5 And the saying pleased the whole multitude. Acts 6:3 Audio Crossref Greek Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Brothers and sisters, choose seven men from among you who are known to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will turn this responsibility over to them New Living Translation
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3 Therefore, brothers,[ a] pick out from among you seven men of good repute, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we will appoint to this duty. 4 But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word." 5 And what they said pleased the whole gathering, and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Phil. Acts 6:3-6 Brothers and sisters, choose seven men from among you who are known to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will turn this responsibility over to them and will give our attention to prayer and the ministry of the word." This proposal pleased the whol. Read verse in New International Version 6 In those days when the number of disciples was increasing, the Hellenistic Jews[ a] among them complained against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food. 2 So the Twelve gathered all the disciples together and said, "It would not be right for us to neglect the ministry of the word of God i. Acts 6:3-6 3 Brothers and sisters,j choose seven men from among you who are known to be full of the Spiritk and wisdom. We will turn this responsibility over to theml 4 and will give our attention to prayerm and the ministry of the word." 5 This proposal pleased the whole group.
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Acts 6:3-6 NIV. Brothers and sisters, choose seven men from among you who are known to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will turn this responsibility over to them and will give our attention to prayer and the ministry of the word." This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit; also. Acts 6:3 "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." King James Version (KJV) < Previous Verse Next Verse > View Chapter Acts 6:3 Context Diakonia, the Greek root word from which "ministry" comes, specifically refers to the role of the deacons who collect and disperse resources ( Acts 6:1-6 ); it is also used in the more general sense ( Acts 20:24 ). It means to serve others by command of someone else. A small leadership staff cannot fill every need in a church. New International Version Brothers and sisters, choose seven men from among you who are known to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will turn this responsibility over to them
The Origin of Deacons Acts 617
FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT Acts 6:3, Acts 6:5, Acts 6:8. I have taken the liberty of wrenching these three fragments from their context, because of their remarkable parallelism, which is evidently intended to set us thinking of the connection of the various characteristics which they set forth. Acts 6:3 Zechariah 3:9 9 For behold, on athe stone that I have set before Joshua, on a single stone with bseven eyes,3 I will cengrave its inscription, declares the Lord of hosts, and dI will remove the iniquity of this land in a single day. Read more Explain verse Show footnotes Zechariah 3:9 — The New International Version (NIV)
Acts 6:3. Wherefore brethren look ye out among you Or "choose out among you", as the Syriac version adds, and as the Arabic and Ethiopic versions render it; which shows that this sort of officers, deacons, must be members of the church, and of the same church to which they are ordained deacons; and that they must be chosen to that office by the whole community, or by the common suffrages and. 1 Now in these days when the disciples were increasing in number, a complaint by the Hellenists arose against the Hebrews because their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution. 2 And the twelve summoned the full number of the disciples and said, "It is not right that we should give up preaching the word of God to serve tables. 3 Th.
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Clarke's Commentary. Verse Acts 6:3. Wherefore - look ye out among you seven men — Choose persons in whom ye can all confide, who will distribute the provisions impartially, and in due time; and let these persons be the objects of the choice both of the Hebrews and Hellenists, that all cause of murmuring and discontent may be done away. Though seven was a sacred number among the Jews, yet. 2. It seems as if any time two or more people get together, if they don't understand why we are here there will be trouble. 3. It is true in the family, on the job. 4. The growth of the early church has been a source of.read more. Scripture: 1 Peter 4:8-11, Acts 6:1-7. Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ.
