Acts 6:14

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Shall change - Shall abolish them, or shall introduce others in their place. The customs - The ceremonial rites and observances of sacrifices...
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 hi...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Jesus. App-98. of Nazareth . the Nazarene. Compare Acts 2:22 ; Acts 3:6 ; Acts 4:10 . shall . will. destroy. Greek. kataluo. Compare A...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

14. We have heard It shall full well appear by Stephen’s defense, that he never spake anything touching Moses or the temple without reverenc...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered us.
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered us. For w...
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 m...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The preaching, miracles, and arrest of Stephen. The reason why the preaching of Stephen gave so much greater offence than that of the Twelve proba...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Destroy this place , etc.] What St. Stephen had probably said was that the Law would pass away as having been fulfilled in Christ, and that if the J...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

This Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place. — The accusation rested in part on the words of John 2:19 , partly on the prediction of Matthew...
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...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 15 ST. STEPHEN'S DEFENCE AND THE DOCTRINE OF INSPIRATION. Acts 6:12-14 ; Acts 7:1-2 ST. STEPHEN and St. Philip are the two prominent...
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...
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 th...
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...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

For we have heard him say ,.... The Ethiopic version adds, "besides"; but rather these words are a reason, giving evidence to, and supporting the ge...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered us. Ver. 14....
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Then they suborned men As they found they were incapable of defending themselves by fair argument, they had recourse to a most mean and dishonest f...
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...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Stephen's Address. 8 And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

This place; that is, the temple. Jeremiah had foretold this long ago, and did escape, though very narrowly, Jeremiah 26:12-16 ; Daniel had prophes...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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 ne...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘And set up false witnesses, who said, “This man does not cease from speaking words against this holy place, and the law, for we have heard him say,...
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 corresp...
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 rep...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Acts 6:11-15 The first Christian Martyr. Look: I. At Stephen as a man. The third verse gives us to understand that he was a man of "honest report...
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 Deucalio...
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....
The Biblical Illustrator

Then they suborned men. The accusation of Stephen I. Its authors ( Acts 6:9 ). Observe here-- 1. That moral perversity is common to men of e...
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); multiply...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Testimony of Stephen. Acts 6:9-15
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

for we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered us.
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 ) sa...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

We have heard him say — So they might. But yet the consequence they drew would not follow.

¹⁴ For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customsa which Moses delivered us.

Related Commentaries of Acts 6:14

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Acts 6:14