Kisah Para Rasul 6:6

6:6 They stood these men before the apostles, who prayed ¹  and placed ²  their hands on them.

Kisah Para Rasul 6:1

The Appointment of the First Seven Deacons

6:1 Now in those ³  days, when the disciples were growing in number, ⁴  a complaint arose on the part of the Greek-speaking Jews ⁵  against the native Hebraic Jews, ⁶  because their widows ⁷  were being overlooked ⁸  in the daily distribution of food. ⁹ 

1 Timotius 4:14

4:14 Do not neglect the spiritual gift you have, ¹⁰  given to you and confirmed by prophetic words ¹¹  when the elders laid hands on you. ¹² 

[6:6]  ¹ tn Literally this is a participle in the Greek text (προσευξάμενοι, proseuxamenoi). It could be translated as a finite verb (“and they prayed and placed their hands on them”) but much smoother English results if the entire coordinate clause is converted to a relative clause that refers back to the apostles.

[6:6]  sn Who prayed. The prayer indicates their acceptance and commissioning for ministry (cf. Deut 34:9).

[6:6]  ² tn Or “laid.”

[6:1]  ³ tn Grk “these.” The translation uses “those” for stylistic reasons.

[6:1]  ⁴ tn Grk “were multiplying.”

[6:1]  ⁵ tn Grk “the Hellenists,” but this descriptive term is largely unknown to the modern English reader. The translation “Greek-speaking Jews” attempts to convey something of who these were, but it was more than a matter of language spoken; it involved a degree of adoption of Greek culture as well.

[6:1]  sn The Greek-speaking Jews were the Hellenists, Jews who to a greater or lesser extent had adopted Greek thought, customs, and lifestyle, as well as the Greek language. The city of Alexandria in Egypt was a focal point for them, but they were scattered throughout the Roman Empire.

[6:1]  ⁶ tn Grk “against the Hebrews,” but as with “Hellenists” this needs further explanation for the modern reader.

[6:1]  ⁷ sn The care of widows is a major biblical theme: Deut 10:18; 16:11, 14; 24:17, 19-21; 26:12-13; 27:19; Isa 1:17-23; Jer 7:6; Mal 3:5.

[6:1]  ⁸ tn Or “neglected.”

[6:1]  ⁹ tn Grk “in the daily serving.”

[6:1]  sn The daily distribution of food. The early church saw it as a responsibility to meet the basic needs of people in their group.

[4:14]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “in you.”

[4:14]  ¹¹ tn Grk “which was given to you through prophecy.” Here as in 2:15 the preposition “through” denotes not “means” but accompanying circumstances: “accompanied by prophecy.”

[4:14]  sn These prophetic words perhaps spoke of what God would do through Timothy in his ministry (cf. 1 Tim 1:18).

[4:14]  ¹² tn Grk “with the imposition of the hands of the presbytery” (i.e., the council of elders).