BIBLICAL MESSAGES & HYMNS: ACTS, CHAPTER 6 - The First Deacons Are Chosen - Stephen Is Arrested - (Acts, Chapter 6 with Commentaries and Sermons)

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ACTS, CHAPTER 6 - The First Deacons Are Chosen - Stephen Is Arrested - (Acts, Chapter 6 with Commentaries and Sermons)

ACTS OF THE APOSTLES
CHAPTER 6

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The Pure Religion

1. Widow & Orphans

Orphan Child

1.1 Pure Religion

Exodus 22:22; Deuteronomy 14:29; 24:17; 26:12;

Proverbs 23:10; Isaiah 1:17; Jeremiah 22:3; James 1:27 (*)

Exodus 22:22 You shall not mistreat

any widow or fatherless child.

Isaiah 1:17 learn to do good;

seek justice, correct oppression;

bring justice to the fatherless, plead the widow's cause.

James 1:27 Religion that is pure and undefiled

before God, the Father, is this:

to visit orphans and widows in their affliction,

and to keep oneself unstained from the world.

(*) Bíblia Vida Nova

The First Deacons

Seven Chosen to Serve
Acts 6:1-7

1. The dispute between the Hellenists

and the Hebrews

Acts 6:1-2

Acts 6

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.

1.1 Deacons: Qualifications
Acts 6:3

Acts 6

3 Therefore, brothers, pick out from among you

seven men of good repute, full of the Spirit and of wisdom,

whom we will appoint to this duty.

1.1.1 The Ministry of the Word

Acts 6:2,4

Acts 6

4 But we will devote ourselves to prayer

and to the ministry of the word.”

1.2 Then, seven men were to be chosen

to serve tables
Acts 6:5,6

1. Stephen

2. Philip

3. Prochorus

4. Nicanor

5. Timon

6. Parmenas

7. Nicolaus.

Acts 6

English Standard Version (ESV)

Seven Chosen to Serve

6 Now in these days when the disciples were increasing in number, a complaint by the Hellenists^[a]arose against the Hebrews because their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution. ²And 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. ³Therefore, brothers,^[b] pick out from among you seven men of good repute, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we will appoint to this duty. ⁴But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.” ⁵And what they said pleased the whole gathering, 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 proselyte of Antioch. ⁶These they set before the apostles, and they prayed and laid their hands on them.

⁷And the word of God continued to increase, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests became obedient to the faith.

Deacon Stephen

Accused of Blasphemy

Stephen Is Arrested
Acts 6:8-15

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Acts 6

9 Then some of those who belonged

to the synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called),

and of the Cyrenians,

and of the Alexandrians, and of those from Cilicia and Asia, rose up and disputed with Stephen.

10 But they could not withstand the wisdom

and the Spirit with which he was speaking.

11 Then they secretly instigated men who said,

“We have heard him speak blasphemous words

against Moses and God.”

Stephen Is Seized

Acts 6

12 And they stirred up the people and the elders

and the scribes, and they came upon him

and seized him and brought him before the council,

Acts 6

English Standard Version (ESV)

Stephen Is Seized

⁸And Stephen, full of grace and power, was doing great wonders and signs among the people. ⁹Then some of those who belonged to the synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called), and of the Cyrenians, and of the Alexandrians, and of those from Cilicia and Asia, rose up and disputed with Stephen. ¹⁰But they could not withstand the wisdom and the Spirit with which he was speaking.¹¹Then they secretly instigated men who said, “We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God.” ¹²And they stirred up the people and the elders and the scribes, and they came upon him and seized him and brought him before the council, ¹³and they set up false witnesses who said, “This man never ceases to speak words against this holy place and the law,¹⁴for we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and will change the customs that Moses delivered to us.” ¹⁵And gazing at him, all who sat in the council saw that his face was like the face of an angel.

Footnotes:

Acts 6:1 That is, Greek-speaking Jews
Acts 6:3 Or brothers and sisters

COMMENTARIES

Commentaries

for ActsChapter 6

1. Deacon

http://www.studylight.org/dic/hbd/view.cgi?number=T1536

http://www.christiananswers.net/dictionary/deacon.html

2. Stephen

http://www.studylight.org/dic/hbd/view.cgi?number=T6019

http://www.christiananswers.net/dictionary/stephen.html

3. Commentaries for Acts Chapter 6

http://www.biblegateway.com/resources/commentaries/index.php?action=getChapterSections&cid=5&source=1&schap=6

4. Study Guide for Acts Chapter 6

http://www.blueletterbible.org/commentaries/comm_view.cfm?AuthorID=2&contentID=7959&commInfo=31&topic=Acts

5. Matthew Henry Complete Commentary
on the Whole Bible - Acts Chapter 6

http://www.studylight.org/com/mhc-com/view.cgi?book=ac&chapter=006

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