6 whom they set before the apostles; and, having prayed, they laid their hands on them.
And they prayed, and said, Thou Lord, knower of the hearts of all, shew which one of these two thou hast chosen,
Then they laid their hands upon them, and they received [the] Holy Spirit.
For which cause I put thee in mind to rekindle the gift of God which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.
And Ananias went and entered into the house; and laying his hands upon him he said, Saul, brother, the Lord has sent me, Jesus that appeared to thee in the way in which thou camest, that thou mightest see, and be filled with [the] Holy Spirit.
Lay hands quickly on no man, nor partake in others' sins. Keep thyself pure.
And thou shalt bring the Levites before Jehovah; and the children of Israel shall put their hands upon the Levites.
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Commentary on Acts 6 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 6
In this chapter we have,
Act 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 of the administration of her affairs at home; and here we have,
Act 6:8-15
Stephen, no doubt was diligent and faithful in the discharge of his office as distributor of the church's charity, and laid out himself to put that affair in a good method, which he did to universal satisfaction; and though it appears here that he was a man of uncommon gifts, and fitted for a higher station, yet, being called to that office, he did not think it below him to do the duty of it. And, being faithful in a little, he was entrusted with more; and, though we do not find him propagating the gospel by preaching and baptizing, yet we find him here called out to very honourable services, and owned in them.