Acts 6:7 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 6:7

The fruits of faith. "And the Word of God increased," etc. Connect with the preceding description of a prayerful, obedient, spiritually minded Church. How different the result might have been had the murmuring gone on to increase and become a strife which would have broken up fellowship, dishonored the Name of Jesus, and stopped the mouths of the preachers! I. THE FIELD in which such fruits were gathered—Jerusalem and neighborhood. 1. In some measure prepared for the new... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 6:7

Convincing testimonies to the force of the new faith. "And a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith." The obedience of "a great company of the priests to the faith" was beyond a doubt, in the nature of things, a commanding witness to the force of that faith. When that faith made its successful assault upon the serried ranks of such "a company," and persuaded the throwing away of weapons so peculiarly their own, and endeared to them by an almost inveterate attachment, a... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 6:7

And the word of God increased - That is, the gospel was more and more successful, or became more mighty and extensive in its influence. An instance of this success is immediately added.And a great company of the priests - A great “multitude.” This is recorded justly as a remarkable instance of the power of the gospel. How great this company was is not mentioned, but the number of the priests in Jerusalem was very great; and their conversion was a striking proof of the power of truth. It is... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Acts 6:7

Acts 6:7. And the word of God increased The matter of the complaint, and other hinderances being thus removed, and the apostles more entirely at leisure to attend to the great and peculiar duties of their office, the success of the word increased, and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem was, σφοδρα , very much augmented; and a great company Greek, πολυς οχλος , a great crowd, or multitude, of the priests were obedient to the faith That is, they embraced the doctrine of the... 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 6:7

company = crowd. Greek. ochlos. the faith, i.e. in the Name. Compare Acts 3:16 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 6:7

And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem exceedingly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.Increased ... exceedingly ... At a number of places in Acts, namely, here, Acts 9:30; 12:24; 16:5; 19:20; and 28:31, Luke paused to note the continued success of the gospel. C. H. Turner pointed out that Acts is thus cut into six panels covering, on an average, about five years each.[16]A great company of the priests believed ... Only... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Acts 6:7

Acts 6:7. And a great company of the priests— We learn from Ezr 2:36-39 that 4289 priests returned from the captivity; the number of whom was now probably very much increased. It is certainly wonderful that a great multitude of the priests should embrace the gospel, considering what peculiar resentments they must expect from their unbelieving brethren, and the great losses to which they must be exposed in consequence of being cast out of their office. But the grace of God was sufficient to... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 6:7

7. word of God increased . . . disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly—prosperity crowning the beautiful spirit which reigned in this mother community. a great company of the priests were obedient, c.—This was the crowning triumph of the Gospel, whose peaceful prosperity was now at its greatest height. After Stephen's teaching and trial made it clear that sacerdotal interests could not stand with the Gospel, such priestly accessions became rare indeed. Note (1) how easily misunderstandings... 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 6:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 6:7

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 6:7

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Acts 6:7

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Acts 6:7-15

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 6:7

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 6:7

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Acts 6:7

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 6:7

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

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