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Text -- Acts 6:5-15 (NET)

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6:5 The proposal pleased the entire group, so they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, with Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas, a Gentile convert to Judaism from Antioch. 6:6 They stood these men before the apostles, who prayed and placed their hands on them. 6:7 The word of God continued to spread, the number of disciples in Jerusalem increased greatly, and a large group of priests became obedient to the faith.
Stephen is Arrested
6:8 Now Stephen, full of grace and power, was performing great wonders and miraculous signs among the people. 6:9 But some men from the Synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called), both Cyrenians and Alexandrians, as well as some from Cilicia and the province of Asia, stood up and argued with Stephen. 6:10 Yet they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke. 6:11 Then they secretly instigated some men to say, “We have heard this man speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God.” 6:12 They incited the people, the elders, and the experts in the law; then they approached Stephen, seized him, and brought him before the council. 6:13 They brought forward false witnesses who said, “This man does not stop saying things against this holy place and the law. 6:14 For we have heard him saying that Jesus the Nazarene will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.” 6:15 All who were sitting in the council looked intently at Stephen and saw his face was like the face of an angel.
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics

Names, People and Places:
 · Alexandrian an inhabitant of Alexandria
 · Antioch a city in Syria located 15 miles inland from the Mediterranean Sea on the Orontes River,a principal city of the province of Pisidia in Asia Minor, west of Iconium.
 · Asia A Roman province on the west side of Asia Minor.
 · Cilicia a region of SE Asia Minor
 · Cyrenian an inhabitant of Cyrene.
 · Freedmen a building (synagogue) in Jerusalem where Jews with a history of slavery and exile congregated
 · Jerusalem the capital city of Israel,a town; the capital of Israel near the southern border of Benjamin
 · Moses a son of Amram; the Levite who led Israel out of Egypt and gave them The Law of Moses,a Levite who led Israel out of Egypt and gave them the law
 · Nazareth a town in lower Galilee about halfway between the Sea of Galilee and the Mediterranean Sea
 · Nicanor one of seven men chosen by the church at Jerusalem to look after the distribution of food
 · Nicolaus one of seven men chosen by the church at Jerusalem to look after the distribution of food
 · Parmenas one of seven men chosen by the church at Jerusalem to look after the distribution of food
 · Philip a man who was one of the twelve apostles,a son of Herod the Great; husband of Herodias; ruler of Iturea and Traconitis north and west of Galilee,a man who was one of the seven chosen to serve tables at the church at Jerusalem
 · Prochorus one of seven men chosen by the church at Jerusalem to look after the distribution of food
 · Stephen the man who became the first Christian martyr
 · Timon one of seven men chosen by the church at Jerusalem to look after the distribution of food


Dictionary Themes and Topics: Stephen | PAPYRUS | TEXT AND MANUSCRIPTS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT | CHURCH GOVERNMENT | Jerusalem | Government | Intolerance | Persecution | Greece | Timon | Priest | Lies and Deceits | Sanhedrim | ACTS OF THE APOSTLES, 1-7 | Cilicia | ACTS OF THE APOSTLES, 13-OUTLINE | Cyrene | Deacon | Court | Nicolas | more
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NET Notes: Act 6:5 For location see JP1 F2; JP2 F2; JP3 F2; JP4 F2.

NET Notes: Act 6:6 Or “laid.”

NET Notes: Act 6:7 A large group. Many Jews, even some religious leaders, were responding.

NET Notes: Act 6:8 The miraculous nature of these signs is implied in the context. Here the work of miracles extends beyond the Twelve for the first time.

NET Notes: Act 6:9 Grk “Asia”; in the NT this always refers to the Roman province of Asia, made up of about one-third of the west and southwest end of modern...

NET Notes: Act 6:10 They were not able to resist. This represents another fulfillment of Luke 12:11-12; 21:15.

NET Notes: Act 6:11 Grk “heard him”; but since this is direct discourse, it is more natural (and clearer) to specify the referent (Stephen) as “this man...

NET Notes: Act 6:12 Or “the Sanhedrin” (the highest legal, legislative, and judicial body among the Jews). Stephen suffers just as Peter and John did.

NET Notes: Act 6:13 The law refers to the law of Moses. It elaborates the nature of the blasphemy in v. 11. To speak against God’s law in Torah was to blaspheme God...

NET Notes: Act 6:14 Will destroy this place and change the customs. Stephen appears to view the temple as a less central place in light of Christ’s work, an importa...

NET Notes: Act 6:15 His face was like the face of an angel. This narrative description of Stephen’s face adds to the mood of the passage. He had the appearance of a...

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