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Acts 6–9
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Commentary
The New Testament Minute is a commentary series made especially for the free ScripturePlus app, which features insights from New Testament scholars. many of the insights in the New Testament Minute are gleaned from the BYU New Testament Commentary series. Lynne Hilton Wilson has written a commentary to supplement her New Testament video series.
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Reading Plan
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Monday
- Verse of the Day: Acts 6:8
- Scripture: Acts 6:1-15
- Commentary: Acts 6:1–8. Precedent 13: Caring for the Widows of the Greeks
- Commentary: Acts 6:7–14. Precedent 14: Accusations against Stephen
Tuesday
- Verse of the Day: Acts 7:31-32
- Scripture: Acts 7:1-36
- Commentary: Acts 6:15–7:50. Precedent 15: Stephen’s Defense
Wednesday
- Verse of the Day: Acts 7:55-56
- Scripture: Acts 7:37-60
- Commentary: Acts 7:54–60. Precedent 16: The Sentencing and Stoning of Stephen
- Commentary: Acts 7:57–8:4. Precedent 17: Persecution and the Legal Risk of Honoring Stephen’s Death
Thursday
- Verse of the Day: Acts 8:6-7
- Scripture: Acts 8:1-25
- Commentary: Acts 8:4–25. Precedent 18: Dealings in Samaria
Friday
- Verse of the Day: Acts 8:30-31
- Scripture: Acts 8:26-40
- Commentary: Acts 8:25–40. Precedent 19: Baptizing a Eunuch
Saturday
- Verse of the Day: Acts 9:17
- Scripture: Acts 9:1-19
- Video: Seeking Jesus - Ananias and Jesus
Sunday
- Verse of the Day: Acts 9:22
- Scripture: Acts 9:20-43
- Commentary: Acts 9:3–16, 23–31. Precedent 21: God Intervenes to Prevent the Arrest of Christians
- Commentary: Acts 9:32–43. Precedent 22: Healing the Sick, Raising the Dead, and Addressing Issues of Purity
Joseph Smith Translation Variants
Explore Joseph Smith's inspired translation of the bible by comparing his changes to the King James Version of the New Testament. To learn more, see Joseph Smith's Translation of the Bible: The Joseph Smith Translation and the King James Translation in Parallel Columns.
Acts 6 JST Variants
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(9) Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen. |
(9) And there arose certain of the synagogue who are called |
Acts 7 JST Variants
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(40) Saying unto Aaron, Make us gods to go before us: for as for this Moses, which brought us out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him. |
(40) Saying unto Aaron, Make us gods to go before us: for as for this Moses, which brought us out of the land of Egypt, we know not what is become of him. |
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(44) Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as he had appointed, speaking unto Moses, that he should make it according to the fashion that he had seen. |
(44) Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as he had appointed, speaking unto Moses, that he should make it according to the pattern that he had seen. |
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(59) And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. |
(59) And they stoned Stephen. And he, calling upon God, said, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. |
Acts 9 JST Variants
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(7) And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man. |
(7) And they who were journeying with him saw indeed the light and were afraid, but they heard not the voice of him who spake to him. |
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(24) But their laying await was known of Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him. |
(24) But their laying in wait was known of Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him. |
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(30) Which when the brethren knew, they brought him down to Cæsarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus. |
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(32) And it came to pass, as Peter passed throughout all quarters, he came down also to the saints which dwelt at Lydda. |
(32) And it came to pass, as Peter passed throughout all these regions he came down also to the saints which dwelt at Lydda. |
Reading Resources
Acts 6–9
Lynne Wilson, “Acts 6–9,” Come Follow Me: The New Testament, 2019.
Martyrdom of Stephen
- “Stephen, the Martyr,” Liahona (May 1987).
- Paul E. Dahl, “Godhead,” Encyclopedia of Mormonism.
- Brett D. MacDonald and David L. Paulsen, “Joseph Smith and the Social Trinity: An Analysis and Defense of the Social Model of the Godhead,” BYU Journal of Undergraduate Research (September 11, 2013).
- David L. Paulsen and Ari D. Bruening, “The Social Model of the Trinity in 3 Nephi,” in Third Nephi (2012).
- Danel W. Bachman, “Joseph Smith, a True Martyr,” in Joseph Smith: The Prophet, the Man (1993).
- Neal A. Maxwell, "Willing to Submit" General Conference April 1985.
Conversion of Paul
- Nicholas J. Frederick, “The Life of the Apostle Paul: An Overview,” in New Testament History, Culture, and Society: A Background to the Texts of the New Testament, ed. Lincoln H. Blumell (Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2019), 393-418.
- Taylor Halverson, “The Role and Purpose of Synagogues in the Days of Jesus and Paul,” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 34 (2020): 41-52.
- J. Philip Schaeling, “Paul,” Encyclopedia of Mormonism.
- Dieter F. Uchtdorf, "Waiting on the Road to Damascus", General Conference April 2011
- J. Peter Hansen, “Paul the Apostle: Champion of the Doctrine of the Resurrection,” in Go Ye into All the World: Messages of the New Testament Apostles, 31st Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2002), 13–26.
- Spencer W. Kimball, “Always a Convert Church: Some Lessons to Learn and Apply this Year,” Ensign (September 1975).
- Jeffrey R. Holland, “Remember How You Felt,” New Era (August 2004).
- Dallin H. Oaks, “Witnesses of Christ,” Ensign (November 1990).
- C. Wilfred Griggs, “Paul: The Long Road from Damascus,” Ensign (September 1975).
- Hartman Rector, Jr., “That Process Called Conversion,” Ensign (September 1975).
- Robert J. Matthew, “Saul of Tarsus: Chosen for a Special Need,” Ensign (September 1987).
- Church News, "Viewpoint: Yeilding Our Hearts to God" , churchofjesuschrist.org
- Anne C. Pingree, "Knowing the Lord’s Will for You", General Conference October 2015