Passage Research
Acts 6 — Sermon Preparation
Seven deacons are appointed to resolve a distribution dispute between Hebrew and Hellenist widows, and Stephen is seized on charges of blasphemy. Below is a research summary for Acts 6, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 15
- verses
- 278 / 131
- Greek words / lemmas
- 10
- classic sermon excerpts
- 6
- preachers & commentators
Acts 6 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Στέφανος | Stéphanos | G4736 | 3 | Stephen |
| λόγος | lógos | G3056 | 4 | account, cause, communication, concerning |
| πληθύνω | plēthýnō | G4129 | 2 | abound, multiply |
| ἀνήρ | anḗr | G435 | 3 | fellow, husband, man, sir |
| πλήρης | plḗrēs | G4134 | 2 | full |
| μαθητής | mathētḗs | G3101 | 3 | disciple |
| λαλέω | laléō | G2980 | 3 | preach, say, speak, talk |
How preachers through history handled this text
10 public-domain excerpts on Acts 6, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“When they could not answer Stephen's arguments as a disputant, they prosecuted him as a criminal, and brought false witnesses against him. And it is next to a miracle of providence, that no greater number of religious persons have been murdered in the world, by the way of perjury and pretence of law, when so many thousands hate them, who make no conscience of false oaths. Wisdom and holiness make a man's face to shine, yet will not secure men from being treated badly. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Acts 6:8–40 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Nazareth— Acts 6:14
- Antioch 1— Acts 6:5
- Jerusalem— Acts 6:7
- Alexandria— Acts 6:9
- Asia— Acts 6:9
- Cilicia— Acts 6:9
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