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Acts 6 Bible study: Full of faith and of the Holy Spirit

In Greek, the "daily service" in which the widows were neglected (6:1) and the twelve's "ministry of the word" (6:4) are one noun, diakonia. And the two things the twelve asked for in the seven, "full of the Holy Spirit and of wisdom" (6:3), come back in what those who disputed with Stephen "weren’t able to withstand": "the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spoke" (6:10).

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“But we will continue steadfastly in prayer and in the ministry of the word.”
Acts 6:4 · World English Bible

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Serving tables, and the ministry of the word

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The complaint was that the Hellenists' widows "were neglected in the daily service" (6:1). The twelve say, "It is not appropriate for us to forsake the word of God and serve tables" (6:2), and "But we will continue steadfastly in prayer and in the ministry of the word" (6:4). The WEB gives three English words here, but behind service (6:1) and ministry (6:4) is one Greek noun, diakonia, and behind serve (6:2) is the verb diakoneo (tap service and serve). Strong's derives both from the same word (G1249). So in Greek, Acts calls both the daily service in which the widows were neglected and the twelve's ministry of the word diakonia. The twelve ask for seven men "whom we may appoint over this business" (6:3), and "These words pleased the whole multitude" (6:5).

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Strong's: "replete, or covered over; by analogy, complete". Thayer, listing 6:3 and 6:5: "of the soul, thoroughly permeated with". The twelve ask for men "full of the Holy Spirit and of wisdom" (6:3), Stephen is "a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit" (6:5), and "Stephen, full of faith and power" (6:8): the same adjective each time. Acts has it eight times (counted in RP2018). Later Acts says of Barnabas, "he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith" (11:24).

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Acts 6 Bible study questions

  1. 1The complaint was that some widows "were neglected in the daily service" (6:1). Who might be overlooked where you are, and what could you do about it this week?
  2. 2The twelve asked for "seven men of good report, full of the Holy Spirit and of wisdom" (6:3). Think of someone you know like that. What do you notice about them?
  3. 3The twelve said, "we will continue steadfastly in prayer and in the ministry of the word" (6:4). What helps you keep steady in prayer and in the word, and what gets in the way?

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Last reviewed October 7, 2026. Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, which is in the public domain. Hebrew and Greek words are checked against the original-language texts and public-domain lexicons. What we believe · Favor home