Acts 6:14 NIV

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Acts 6:11-14

Acts 6:11-14. 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 fraud; they suborned men to bear false witness against him, and depose that they had heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses Their great and divinely-commissioned lawgiver; and against God The great author of that law which Moses delivered by command from him. They were right in supposing that they who blasphemed Moses,... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Acts 6:7-15

Preaching of Stephen (6:7-15)With the conversion of a large number of priests (not high priestly Sadducees, but ordinary temple officials), the Christians’ ties with the temple might have become even stronger (7). But the preaching of Stephen quickly saw those ties broken decisively, at least in the case of the Hellenists. Stephen was one of the seven men who administered the church’s welfare work, but he was also a prominent preacher and miracle-worker (8).Stephen saw that Christianity and... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 6:14

Jesus. App-98 . of Nazareth = the Nazarene. Compare Acts 2:22 ; Acts 3:6 ; Acts 4:10 . shall = will. destroy. Greek. kataluo. Compare Acts 5:38 , Acts 5:39 . this place , i.e. the temple, in one of the courts of which the Sanhedrin was sitting. change. Greek. allasso. Here; Romans 1:23 . 1 Corinthians 15:51 , 1 Corinthians 15:52 .Galatians 1:4 , Galatians 1:20 . Hebrews 1:12 . customs. Greek. ethos. Hence Engl, "ethics". Occurs twelve times. All in Luke and Acts, except John 19:40 .... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 6:8-31

II. THE WITNESS IN JUDEA AND SAMARIA 6:8-9:31In this next major section of Acts, Luke narrated three significant events in the life and ministry of the early church. These events were the martyrdom of Stephen, the ministry of Philip, and the conversion of Saul of Tarsus. Luke’s presentation of these events was primarily biographical. In fact, he began his account of each event with the name of its major character (Acts 6:8; Acts 8:5; Acts 9:1). The time when these events took place was probably... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 6:13-14

The false testimony against Stephen was that he was saying things about the temple and the Mosaic Law that the Jews regarded as untrue and unpatriotic (cf. Matthew 26:59-61). Stephen appeared to be challenging the authority of the Pharisees, the Mosaic Law, and a major teaching of the Sadducees, namely, the importance of the temple. He was evidently saying the same things Jesus had said (cf. Matthew 5:21-48; Matthew 12:6; Matthew 24:1-2; Mark 14:58; John 2:19-21)."Like the similar charge... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 6:1-15

Stephen and the Seven1-7. 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-speaking widows received less food than their Hebrew-speaking sisters. This led to complaints, and the impartiality of the Apostles was called in question. The Apostles, finding the distribution of charity too great a burden for them, summoned a meeting of the Church, and called upon the brethren to... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 6:14

(14) 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 24:2, which Stephen must have known, and may well have reproduced. It would seem to the accusers a natural inference that He who had uttered the prediction should be the chief agent in its fulfilment.And shall change the customs.—The words seem to have been used in a half-technical sense as including the whole complex system of the Mosaic law, its... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Acts 6:1-15

The Angel in Man Acts 6:15 The angels seen in the New Testament are described as having glorious countenances. The probability is that at this wonderful moment in the life of this remarkable man he was in a measure transfigured. There is in the countenance of Stephen a manifestation of something within him that may be called angelic. I. In the first place, I would consider the angel in human life in its universal latency. You may put it in another way, viz.: In every human being born into... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Acts 6:12-14

Chapter 15ST. STEPHEN’S DEFENCE AND THE DOCTRINE OF INSPIRATION.Acts 6:12-14; Acts 7:1-2ST. STEPHEN and St. Philip are the two prominent names among the primitive deacons. Stephen, however, much surpasses Philip. Devout expositors of Scripture have recognised in his name a prophecy of his greatness. Stephen is Stephanos, a garland or crown, in the Greek language. Garlands or crowns were given by the ancient Greeks to those who rendered good services to their cities, or brought fame to them by... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Acts 6:1-15

CHAPTER 6 1. The Murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews (Acts 6:1-7 ). 2. Stephen; His Ministry and Arrest (Acts 6:8-15 ). Another failure is brought before us. The enemy acts again. From without and from within Satan pressed upon that which was of God. While the Lord Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit acted in Grace and power, the enemy came in to disturb. It is still so. Whenever there is a door opened there are also many adversaries (1 Corinthians 16:9 ). The flesh manifested itself... read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Acts 6:11-14

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Acts 6:7-15

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 6:14

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 6:8-31

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 6:13-14

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 6:1-15

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 6:14

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Acts 6:1-15

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Acts 6:12-14

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Acts 6:1-15

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