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Text -- Acts 6:1-6 (NET)
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The Appointment of the First Seven Deacons
6:1 Now in those days , when the disciples were growing in number , a complaint arose on the part of the Greek-speaking Jews against the native Hebraic Jews , because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food .
6:2 So the twelve called the whole group of the disciples together and said , “It is not right for us to neglect the word of God to wait on tables .
6:3 But carefully select from among you , brothers , seven men who are well-attested , full of the Spirit and of wisdom , whom we may put in charge of this necessary task .
6:4 But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word .”
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.
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Stephen |
Deacon |
Timon |
Church |
Widow |
Nicanor |
TEXT AND MANUSCRIPTS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT |
Widows |
ACTS OF THE APOSTLES, 13-OUTLINE |
BISHOP |
ACTS OF THE APOSTLES, 1-7 |
ORDAIN; ORDINATION |
PAPYRUS |
Minister |
Beneficence |
SPIRITUAL GIFTS |
CHURCH GOVERNMENT |
Poor |
Nicolas |
Proselyte |
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NET Notes: Act 6:1 The daily distribution of food. The early church saw it as a responsibility to meet the basic needs of people in their group.
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