Pleased (ηρεσεν). Aorist active indicative of αρεσκω like Latin placuit when a vote was taken. The use of ενωπιον before "t…

And the saying. The word—the counsel, or command.

And they chose Stephen, and so on. A man who soon showed ([Refe…

And they chose Stephen.—The seven who were chosen all have Greek names, and it is a natural, though not a nece ary, inference, tha…

The apostles made a proposal, but the church, the community of God’s Spirit, made the decision. The apostles therefore laid their hands on the Seve…

Stephen, full of faith. Luke does not, therefore, separate faith from the Spirit, as if it also were not a gift of the Spirit. Instead, by…

And the saying pleased the whole multitude
The speech the apostles made took with them; all things they proposed wer…

Until now, the disciples had been of one accord; this had often been noticed to their honour. But now that they had multiplied, they began to murmu…