 | 1835 - 360 pages
...ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word. 5 And the saying was liked by all the multitude. And they chose Stephen, a man full of faith...Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timón, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch. 6 These they set before the apostles : and they praying imposed hands... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1835 - 460 pages
...of Scripture, (Acts vi. 3.) in order to authorize them to appoint their own ministers. " Therefore, brethren, look " ye out among you seven men of honest...and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business." Mr. Field is said to have printed ye instead of we in several editions, and particularly in his beautiful... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1835 - 518 pages
...of Scripture, (Acts vi. 3.) in order to authorize them to appoint their own ministers. " Therefore, brethren, look " ye out among you seven men of honest...and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business." Mr. Field is said to have printed ye instead of we in several editions, and particularly in his beautiful... | |
 | William Cogswell - 1836 - 380 pages
...brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom ye may appoint over this business. But we will give ourselves...Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas, a proselyte of Antioch, whom they set before the apostles; and when... | |
 | Arthur Philip Perceval - 1836 - 40 pages
...wife, sold a possession, and brought a certain part and laid it at the Apostles' feet. (4) Acts vi. 3. Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men...and wisdom, whom WE may appoint over this business. (5) Ante-Nicene Code, 39. That the Bishop have the care of all ecclesiastical goods, which he ought... | |
 | Douglas Wilson - 2001 - 290 pages
...how the first deacons came to be selected. They were chosen in the same way by the "whole multitude." "And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they...Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch: Whom they set before the apostles: and when... | |
 | John Phillips - 2001 - 538 pages
...concentrate on what they had been called to do — minister the Word. (b) THE PRACTICALITIES (6:3) Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men...and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business. The criterion for public office in the church was not business acumen, financial success, or organizing... | |
 | Arron D. Williams - 2002 - 154 pages
...the disciples unto them, and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables. Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you...ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word. (Acts 6:2-4) So we see the importance of the deacons and how their responsibilities enabled... | |
 | Colin D. Standish, Russell R. Standish - 2004 - 326 pages
...the disciples unto them, and said. It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables. Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you...ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word. (Acts 6: 1-4) 2 While there is significant historical evidence that Peter was in Rome, there... | |
 | 272 pages
...Matthew 24:45 "Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods." Matthew 24:47 "Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven...and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business." Acts 6:3 "And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight... | |
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Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business. But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word. 
