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Acts 6

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1But as the believers rapidly multiplied, there were rumblings of discontent. The Greek-speaking believers complained about the Hebrew-speaking believers, saying that their widows were being discriminated against in the daily distribution of food. ✦ 2So the Twelve called a meeting of all the believers. They said, “We apostles should spend our time teaching the word of God, not running a food program. ✦ 3And so, brothers, select seven men who are well respected and are full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will give them this responsibility. ✦ 4Then we apostles can spend our time in prayer and teaching the word.” ✦ 5Everyone liked this idea, and they chose the following: Stephen (a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit), Philip, Procorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas of Antioch (an earlier convert to the Jewish faith). ✦ 6These seven were presented to the apostles, who prayed for them as they laid their hands on them. ✦ 7So God’s message continued to spread. The number of believers greatly increased in Jerusalem, and many of the Jewish priests were converted, too. ✦ 8Stephen, a man full of God’s grace and power, performed amazing miracles and signs among the people. ✦ 9But one day some men from the Synagogue of Freed Slaves, as it was called, started to debate with him. They were Jews from Cyrene, Alexandria, Cilicia, and the province of Asia. ✦ 10None of them could stand against the wisdom and the Spirit with which Stephen spoke. ✦ 11So they persuaded some men to lie about Stephen, saying, “We heard him blaspheme Moses, and even God.” ✦ 12This roused the people, the elders, and the teachers of religious law. So they arrested Stephen and brought him before the high council. ✦ 13The lying witnesses said, “This man is always speaking against the holy Temple and against the law of Moses. ✦ 14We have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy the Temple and change the customs Moses handed down to us.” ✦ 15At this point everyone in the high council stared at Stephen, because his face became as bright as an angel’s. ✦

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Where this chapter connects

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Christ at the center

Acts is the risen Christ continuing his work by the Spirit through the church, as the apostles preach that there is salvation in no other name under heaven.

How Acts 6 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

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  • ★ Start hereAudioThrough the WordThrough the Word · ~10 min/chapter · Free · evangelical

    A clear ~10-minute audio teaching for every one of the Bible's 1,189 chapters — the most systematic free way to study chapter by chapter.

  • DocumentaryDrive Thru History: Acts to RevelationDave Stotts · Free · evangelical

    Follows Paul's missionary journeys and the early church on location across the Mediterranean — free on Tubi, great for families.

Pastoral

  • ★ Start hereSermonMLJ Trust — Martyn Lloyd-Jones sermonsMartyn Lloyd-Jones · Free · reformed

    1,600+ free sermons from "the Doctor," including landmark verse-by-verse series (Romans, John, Ephesians, Acts) — a gold standard of expository preaching.

  • SermonChuck Smith — C2000 SeriesChuck Smith · Free · evangelical

    Free verse-by-verse audio through the entire Bible from the founder of Calvary Chapel.

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  • VideoBibleProject — Acts videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

    Free animated overview and word-study videos for this book.

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  • CommentaryEnduring Word — Acts 6David Guzik · Lay · Free · evangelical

    Readable, verse-by-verse exposition of the whole chapter.

  • CommentaryMatthew Henry on ActsMatthew Henry · Pastoral · Free · evangelical

    The beloved Puritan exposition of this whole book — warm, devotional, and verse by verse (free, CCEL).

  • ReferenceBlue Letter Bible — Acts 6Blue Letter Bible · Seminary · Free

    Interlinear, lexicon, and study tools across the chapter.

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