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Bible Commentaries
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Bibliographical Information
Darby, John. "Commentary on Acts 6". "John Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament". https://studylight.org/commentaries/eng/dsn/acts-6.html. 1857-67.
Darby, John. "Commentary on Acts 6". "John Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament". https://studylight.org/
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Introduction
1:2 up; (a-21) The word means 'receiving,' but with the prefix ( ana ) 'up,' as here, it has the active sense of 'taking up.' It is so translated except in 1 Timothy 3:16 . The more passive reception is seen in Acts 3:21 , where another word is used.
Verse 1
6:1 Hellenists (b-16) * i.e. Greek Jews.
Verse 2
6:2 right (c-17) I apprehend that 'right,' 'proper,' is the sense; not merely that it did not please the apostles. 'Pleasing to God,' I understand, but used for man it is arbitrary.
Verse 8
6:8 signs (d-12) Or 'great wonders and signs.'
Verse 9
6:9 freedmen, (e-13) Some translate 'Libertines,' referring it to Libertum, a city in Africa.
Verse 10
6:10 with (a-13) Or 'by' the Holy Spirit, but seen as in Stephen, that by which he spoke. 'which' refers grammatically to Spirit, but in sense to wisdom and Spirit both.