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Acts 6:2 — King James Version← Study notes

Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables.


Acts 6:2Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 6:220 words
GreekMeaning
προσκαλεσάμενοιproskalesamenoi
Having called nearverbG4341
δὲde
thenwordG1161
οἱhoi
thearticleG3588
δώδεκαdōdeka
TwelveadjectiveG1427
τὸto
thearticleG3588
πλῆθοςplēthos
multitudenounG4128
τῶνtōn
of thearticleG3588
μαθητῶνmathētōn
disciplesnounG3101
εἶπανeipan
they saidverbG3004
ΟὐκOuk
NotadverbG3756
ἀρεστόνareston
desirableadjectiveG701
ἐστινestin
it is forverbG1510
ἡμᾶςhēmas
uspronounG1473
καταλείψανταςkataleipsantas
having neglectedverbG2641
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
λόγονlogon
wordnounG3056
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
θεοῦtheou
of GodnounG2316
διακονεῖνdiakonein
to attendverbG1247
τραπέζαιςtrapezais
at tablesnounG5132
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 6:2

Then, it says, the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables. Acts 6:2 Well said: for the needful must give precedence to the more needful. But see, how straightway they both take thought for these (inferior matters), and yet do not neglect the preaching. Because their widows were overlooked: for those (the Hebrews) were treated as the persons of greater consequence…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 14 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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