Friday, 25 March 2022
Therefore, brethren, seek out from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business; Acts 6:3
The apostles just noted that it was no…
Saturday, 26 March 2022
but we will give ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the word. Acts 6:4
The decision of the apostles was given in the previous verse concerning the daily distribution. Seven men…
Sunday, 27 March 2022
And the saying pleased the whole multitude. And they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, and Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas, a proselyte from Antioch, Act…
Monday, 28 March 2022
whom they set before the apostles; and when they had prayed, they laid hands on them. Acts 6:6
The previous verse saw the selection of the seven men who were to be responsible for the daily distribu…
Tuesday, 29 March 2022
Then the word of God spread, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests were obedient to the faith. Acts 6:7
The words now follow immediately a…
Wednesday, 30 March 2022
And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and signs among the people. Acts 6:8
The previous verse spoke of the multiplication of the number of disciples. It also referred to the fac…
Thursday, 31 March 2022
Then there arose some from what is called the Synagogue of the Freedmen (Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and those from Cilicia and Asia), disputing with Stephen. Acts 6:9
The previous verse referred to …
Friday, 1 April 2022
And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spoke. Acts 6:10
The previous verses referred to Stephen. It next referred to some arising from the Synagogue of the Freedmen wh…
Saturday, 2 April 2022
Then they secretly induced men to say, “We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God.” Acts 6:11
The words prior to this verse revealed that those of the Synagogue of the Freedme…
Sunday, 3 April 2022
And they stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes; and they came upon him, seized him, and brought him to the council. Acts 6:12
Charges of speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God …
Monday, 4 April 2022
They also set up false witnesses who said, “This man does not cease to speak blasphemous words against this holy place and the law; Acts 6:13
Stephen has been seized and brought to the council. Now t…
Tuesday, 5 April 2022
for we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs which Moses delivered to us. Acts 6:14
False witnesses were presented before the council to speak…
Wednesday, 6 April 2022
And all who sat in the council, looking steadfastly at him, saw his face as the face of an angel. Acts 6:15
To get the proper sense of the flow of the words, the verbs must be corrected, and the o…
Thursday, 7 April 2022
Then the high priest said, “Are these things so?” Acts 7:1
Chapter 6 ended with the charge of blasphemy raised against Stephen while he stood confidently before the council. As it noted of him, “hi…
Friday, 8 April 2022
And he said, “Brethren and fathers, listen: The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Haran, Acts 7:2
At the beginning of Chapter 7, as seen in th…
