Bible Commentary

And said unto him, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and come into the land which I shall show thee. 3. and said unto him ] It does not appear from the narrative in Genesis whether there had been some Divine communication which caused the first removal from Ur to Haran. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Acts 7:3”

And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Haran, 2. And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken ] Omit men. Cp. Act 1:16, note. For an account of the argument in Stephen’s speech and its connection … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Acts 7:2”

Then said the high priest, Are these things so? 1. Then said the high priest, Are these things so? ] Read, And the high priest said, &c. Thus he called upon Stephen to answer the charges laid against him. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Then said the high priest – See the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Acts 7:1”

And all that sat in the council, looking steadfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel. 15. And all that sat in the council, looking stedfastly on him ] As they would naturally in expectation of what he was about to say in his defence. saw his face … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Acts 6:15”

For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered us. 14. for we have heard him say ] No doubt there was some handle afforded by Stephen’s words for their statement. that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place ] … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Acts 6:14”

And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law: 13. and set up false witnesses which said ] Their falseness consists in the perverted turn which they gave to the words of Stephen. Though we have no words of his hitherto recorded, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Acts 6:13”

And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon [him,] and caught him, and brought [him] to the council, 12. And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes ] of whom the latter two classes had already been exasperated against the Apostles. And now that … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Acts 6:12”

Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and [against] God. 11. Then they suborned men ] Suborn = to provide, but nearly always used in a bad sense. Subornation of perjury is the legal phrase for procuring a person who will take a false oath. which said, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Acts 6:11”

And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake. To resist – That is, they were not able to answer his arguments. The wisdom – This properly refers to his knowledge of the Scriptures; his skill in what the Jews esteemed to be wisdom – acquaintance with their … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Acts 6:10”

Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called [the synagogue] of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen. 9. Then there arose certain ] It is better to render the connecting particle But, it is no note of time. of the synagogue, which … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Acts 6:9”