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The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 6:3

Look ye out therefore, brethren, from for wherefore, brethren, look ye out, A.V.; good for honest, A.V.; Spirit for Holy Ghost, A.V. and T.R.; of wisdom for wisdom, A.V. Good report ; literally, borne witness to; i.e. well spoken of. So in Hebrews 11:5 it is said of Enoch that "he had witness borne to him that he pleased God," and in Hebrews 11:4 of Abel that "he had witness borne to him that he was righteous;" and so in Acts 10:22 Cornelius is said to be a man "well... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 6:3

The true fitness for Church offices. Much interest properly attaches to the first instance of election to Church office, and according to educational or ecclesiastical bias prominence is given to one or other of the leading features narrated. It may be going too far to assert that here is given an absolute model of all Church elections. The details of Church management may well be left to the guidance of Christian wisdom and prudence, and need not be made matters of faith. The apostles... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 6:3

Look ye out - Select, or choose. As this was a matter pertaining to their own pecuniary affairs, it was proper that “they” should be permitted to choose such men as they could confide in. By this means the apostles would be free from all suspicions. It could not be pretended that “they” were partial, nor could it ever be charged on them that they wished to embezzle the funds by managing them themselves, or by entrusting them to men of their own selection. It follows from this, also, that the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Acts 6:2-4

Acts 6:2-4. Then the twelve For such was now again their number, Matthias having supplied the place of Judas; called the multitude of the disciples unto them Not the rest of the one hundred and twenty merely, but the whole body of Christian converts, they being the persons to whom satisfaction was then due. See Whitby. It was of great importance that the apostles should immediately take measures to suppress these rising murmurs and discontents; for had they been suffered to remain and... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Acts 6:1-6

6:1-8:3 CHANGES IN JERUSALEMOrganizing church affairs (6:1-6)In the Jerusalem church there were two types of Jews, those brought up in Palestine who spoke Aramaic and those brought up in other places (such as Jews of the Dispersion) who spoke only Greek. The Greek-speaking Jews were known as Hellenists. Throughout Palestine there was tension between the two groups, and this tension carried over into the church. The Hellenists complained that, when widows were given their daily share from the... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 6:3

look ye out. App-133 . among = from. App-104 . seven. App-10 . men. Greek. aner. App-123 . of honest report. Literally witnessed to, or attested. Greek. martureo. Compare Hebrews 11:2 , Hebrews 11:4 , Hebrews 11:5 , Hebrews 11:39 , Revised Version. the Holy Ghost. App-101 . The texts omit "Holy". Compare Acts 6:10 . over. App-104 . business = need. Greek. chreia, as in Acts 2:45 ; Acts 4:35 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 6:3

Look ye out therefore, brethren, from among you seven men of good report, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.The traditional deductions from this episode, namely, (1) that the men here appointed were installed in the office of deacon, and (2) that the work of deacons is restricted to the church's "business" affairs, are by no means necessary. McGarvey was sure that "The deacon's office was here first created and supplied with incumbents";[7] and "That no... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Acts 6:3

Acts 6:3. Of honest report,— Of good credit. Heylin. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 6:3

3. look ye out among you—that is, ye, "the multitude," from among yourselves. seven men of honest report—good reputation (Acts 10:22; 1 Timothy 3:7). full of the Holy Ghost—not full of miraculous gifts, which would have been no qualification for the duties required, but spiritually gifted (although on two of them miraculous power did rest). and wisdom—discretion, aptitude for practical business. whom we may appoint—for while the election was vested in the Christian people, the appointment lay... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 6:1-7

4. Internal conflict 6:1-7The scene shifts back to life within the church (cf. Acts 4:32 to Acts 5:11). Luke wrote this pericope to explain some administrative changes that the growth of the church made necessary. He also wanted to introduce the Hellenistic Jews who took the lead in evangelizing the Gentiles. Their activity began shortly after the event he recorded here.In this chapter we see two of Satan’s favorite methods of assailing the church that he has employed throughout history:... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 6:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 6:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 6:3

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Acts 6:2-4

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Acts 6:1-6

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 6:3

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 6:3

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Acts 6:3

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 6:3

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 6:1-7

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