Acts 6:1 meaning and explanation

In those days when the disciples were increasing in number, the Grecian Jews among them began to grumble against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.

Acts 6:1, Berean Standard Bible

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The young church in Jerusalem is growing quickly, and growth brings friction. The “Grecian Jews” were Greek speaking Jews, many from the Diaspora, while the “Hebraic Jews” spoke Aramaic or Hebrew and belonged to the older local culture.

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