Acts 6:8 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people. ”

Acts 6:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And Stephen - The remarkable death of this first Christian martyr, which soon occurred, gave occasion to the sacred writer to give a detailed account of his character, and of the causes which led...
Acts 6:8 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

(6) And Stephen, full of faith and (g) power, did great wonders and miracles among the people. (6) God trains his Church first with evil words and slanders, then with imprisonments, afterwards with...
Acts 6:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Acts 6:8 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

faith. The texts read "grace". App-184. power. App-172. wonders. App-176. miracles . signs. App-176. people. See note on Acts 2:47 .
Acts 6:8 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

8. And Stephen Luke reciteth in this place a new combat of the Church, whereby it appeareth that the glory of the gospel was always joined with the cross and divers troubles. And this is the...
Acts 6:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people. Stephen, full of faith and power - Instead of πιϚεως, faith, χαριτος, grace, is the reading of ABD, several othe...
Acts 6:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people. And Stephen ... The foregoing narrative of the first election and ordination of deacons might probably n...
Acts 6:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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-...
Acts 6:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Stephen, full of faith and power. — The better MSS. give, “full of grace and power.” Did great wonders and miracles. — Better, as preserving the familiar combination, wonders and signs.
Acts 6:8 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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...
Acts 6:8 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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...
Acts 6:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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...
Acts 6:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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...
Acts 6:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Stephen, full of faith and power ,.... The historian proceeds to give a narrative of Stephen particularly, the first of the seven deacons; of his faith and miracles, of his elocution and wisdom,...
Acts 6:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people. Ver. 8. And Stephen, full of faith ] He "using the office of a deacon well, did purchase to himself a good d...
Acts 6:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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...
Acts 6:8 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Acts 6:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Stephen's Address. 8 And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people. 9 Then there arose ce...
Acts 6:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Full of faith and power; enabled to preach, dispute, do, and suffer all things through Christ. Did great wonders and miracles among the people; of whom he cured many; or, among the people, in t...
Acts 6:8 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Stephen Disputes With Hellenist Jews And Is Falsely Accused (6:8-15). ‘And Stephen, full of grace and power, wrought great wonders and signs among the people.' Compare here Acts 4:33 where the...
Acts 6:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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 6:8 - Sermon Bible Commentary

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 6:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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...
Acts 6:8 - The Biblical Illustrator

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...
Acts 6:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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...
Acts 6:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The election:
Acts 6:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Timothy 3:13 ; Acts 2:17 ; Acts 2:18 ; Acts 4:29 ; Acts 4:30 ; Acts 8:6 ; Acts 6:10 ; Acts 6:15 ; Acts 6:3 ; Acts 6:5 ; Acts 7:55 ; Ephesians 4:11
Acts 6:8 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

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...

Acts 6:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Acts 6:8 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Acts 6:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 6:8 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Acts 6:8 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 6:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Acts 6:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Acts 6:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 6:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Acts 6:8 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Acts 6:8 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Acts 6:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Acts 6:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Acts 6:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Acts 6:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Acts 6:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Acts 6:8 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 6:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Acts 6:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Acts 6:8 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 6:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Acts 6:8 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Acts 6:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Acts 6:8 - The Biblical Illustrator

Acts 6:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Acts 6:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Acts 6:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 6:8 - Wells of Living Water Commentary