Acts 6:4

But we will continue steadfastly in prayer and in the ministry of the word.”

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WEBBE

But we will continue steadfastly in prayer and in the ministry of the word.”

BSB

and will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”

KJV

But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.

ASV

But we will continue stedfastly in prayer, and in the ministry of the word.

BBE

Then we will give all our time to prayer and the teaching of the word.

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ἡμεῖς hēmeis We ourselves G3165 δὲ de now G1161 τῇ tēa in the G3588 προσευχῇ proseuchēa prayer G4335 καὶ kai and G2532 τῇ tēa in the G3588 διακονίᾳ diakonia ministry G1248 τοῦ tou of the G3588 λόγου logou word G3056 προσκαρτερήσομεν proskarterēsomen will steadfastly continue G4342

The early church

"But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word." Again they plead for themselves, beginning and ending with this. "Will give ourselves continually," he saith. For so it behooved, not just to do the mere acts, or in any chance way, but to be continually doing them. Thus they were enabled to give their attention to things spiritual; thus were these also free to undertake long journeys; thus were these put in trust with the word.
John Chrysostom · d. 407Homilies on Acts

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–7

Hitherto the disciples had been of one accord; this often had been noticed to their honour; but now they were multiplied, they began to murmur. The word of God was enough to take up all the thoughts, cares, and time of the apostles. The persons chosen to serve tables must be duly qualified. They must be filled with gifts and graces of the Holy Ghost, necessary to rightly managing this trust; men of truth, and hating covetousness. All who are employed in the service of the church, ought to be commended to the Divine grace by the prayers of the church. They blessed them in the name of the Lord. The word and grace of God are greatly magnified, when those are wrought upon by it, who were least likely.

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Topics

Minister, ChristianZeal, ReligiousPrayerfulness

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.