“ And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake. ”
To resist - That is, they were not able to “answer” his arguments. The wisdom - This properly refers to his knowledge of the Scriptures; his skill in what “the Jews” esteemed to be wisdom - a...
(8) And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake. (8) False teachers, because they will not be overcome, flee from disputations and resort to manifest and open slande...
Attack on Stephen. This Hellenist Christian draws upon himself the attention of the people. He was full of grace; the inspiration which gave him his power led to disturbance from a synagogue or syn...
able . strong enough See Acts 15:10 . resist. Greek. anthistemi. Compare Luke 21:15 . spirit. See note on Acts 6:3 . spake. App-121.
And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake. They there not able to resist the wisdom, etc. - He was wise, well exercised and experienced, in Divine things; and, as a...
And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake. And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake - what he spake, and the power with...
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-...
They were not able. — Better, had no strength; the verb being somewhat more forcible than that commonly translated “to be able.” To resist the wisdom and the spirit with which he spake. — It i...
Chapter 11 HONESTY AND PRETENCE IN THE PRIMITIVE CHURCH Acts 4:36-37 ; Acts 6:1-6 THE exact period in the history of the apostolic Church at which we have now arrived is a most interesting o...
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 rega...
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...
And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people. (9) Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, a...
And they were not able to resist the wisdom ,.... In Beza's most ancient copy, and in another manuscript it is added, "which was in him"; that divine wisdom, which the Spirit of wisdom gave him; the...
And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake. Ver. 10. By which he spake ] "Because he convinced them with great boldness, neither could they withstand the truth."...
And Stephen, full of faith and power That is, of a strong faith, by which he was enabled to do extraordinary things. They that are full of faith are full of power, because, by faith the power of Go...
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...
Stephen's Address. 8 And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people. 9 Then there arose ce...
Not able to resist; they did oppose it, but ineffectually. The wisdom: The foolishness of God is wiser than men, 1 Corinthians 1:25 . What then is his wisdom, through which this holy man spake...
The Preaching and Martyrdom of Stephen (6:8-7:60). It is one of the exciting things about serving God that we never know what He is going to do next. In Acts 6:1-7 the Apostles had rid themselve...
CRITICAL REMARKS Acts 6:8 . Faith .—According to the best texts should be grace ( Acts 4:33 ); the change having probably been made to correspond with Acts 6:5 . Acts 6:9 . The synagogue w...
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...
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 i...
And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people. The last first I. The points in which Stephen was last. 1. His position was entirely subordinate. The d...
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 G...
The Testimony of Stephen. Acts 6:9-15
1 Corinthians 2:4 ; Acts 5:39 ; Acts 7:51 ; Exodus 4:12 ; Ezekiel 3:27 ; Isaiah 54:17 ; Jeremiah 1:18 ; Jeremiah 1:19 ; Jeremiah 15:20 ; Job 32:18 ; Job 32:8 ; John 7:46 ; Luke 1:17 ; L...
Obedient to the Faith Acts 6:1-14 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 r...