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Acts 6:9 KJV
Acts · chapter 6 · verse 9
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.Acts 6:9 · King James Version
Acts 6:9 in context
7And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.
8And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people.
9Then 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.
10And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake.
11Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- Alexandriansalexandreusa native or resident of Alexandria in EgyptG221 →
- Libertineslibertinosone who has been liberated from slavery, a freedman, or the son of a freed man…G3032 →
- synagoguesynagōgēa bringing together, gathering , a contracting, in the NT, an assembling together of men…G4864 →
- Cyrenianskyrēnaiosa native of CyreneG2956 →
- disputingsyzēteōto seek or examine together, in the NT to discuss, dispute, questionG4802 →
- certaintisa certain, a certain one, some, some time, a whileG5100 →
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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;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 8-15