Acts 6:2
“Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Then the twelve,.... The twelve apostles, as the Syriac version reads; for their number was now complete, Matthias being…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Then the twelve - That is, the apostles. Matthias had been added to them after the apostasy of Judas, which had…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
It is not reason - Ουκ αρεστον εστι, it is not pleasing, proper, or fitting, that we should leave the word of God, that…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Acts 6:1-7
Having seen the church's struggles with her enemies, and triumphed with her in her victories, we now come to take a view…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them They found that there was cause for the complaint, and…
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