And the twelve summoned the full number of the disciples and said, “It is not right that we should give up preaching the word of God to serve tables.
2. The twelve having the multitude called unto them It is a point [proof] of patience and meekness that the apostles are no more moved. “Quod non magis excandescunt apostoli,” that the apostles are not more inflamed or offended. It is a point of prudence and godly carefulness, in that they prevent the evil which began to arise, “Quod mature nascenti malo occurrunt,” that they quickly meet the growing evil.
Having seen the church's struggles with her enemies, and triumphed with her in her victories, we now come to take a view of the administration of her affairs at home; and here we have, I. An unhappy disagreement among some of the church-members, which might have been of ill consequence, but was prudently accommodated and taken up in time (Act 6:1): When the number of...
Commenting on Acts 6:1-7
Then the twelve,.... The twelve apostles, as the Syriac version reads; for their number was now complete, Matthias being chosen in the room of Judas: these being informed of the murmur there was between the two sorts of believers, the Hebrew and thc Hellenistic Jews, called the multitude of the disciples unto them; either the hundred and twenty, the original members of the church, which...