Acts of the Apostles 6

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¹ At that time, as the number of disciples continued to grow, the Hellenists complained against the Hebrews because their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution.	¹ And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.
² So the Twelve called together the community of the disciples and said, "It is not right for us to neglect the word of God to serve at table.	² Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables.
³ Brothers, select from among you seven reputable men, filled with the Spirit and wisdom, whom we shall appoint to this task,	³ Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.
⁴ whereas we shall devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word."	⁴ But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.
⁵ The proposal was acceptable to the whole community, so they chose Stephen, a man filled with faith and the holy Spirit, also Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicholas of Antioch, a convert to Judaism.	⁵ And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:
⁶ They presented these men to the apostles who prayed and laid hands on them.	⁶ Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.
⁷ The word of God continued to spread, and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem increased greatly; even a large group of priests were becoming obedient to the faith.	⁷ And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.
⁸ Now Stephen, filled with grace and power, was working great wonders and signs among the people.	⁸ And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people.
⁹ Certain members of the so-called Synagogue of Freedmen, Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and people from Cilicia and Asia, came forward and debated with Stephen,	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.
¹⁰ but they could not withstand the wisdom and the spirit with which he spoke.	¹⁰ And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake.
¹¹ Then they instigated some men to say, "We have heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God."	¹¹ Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God.
¹² They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes, accosted him, seized him, and brought him before the Sanhedrin.	¹² And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the council,
¹³ They presented false witnesses who testified, "This man never stops saying things against (this) holy place and the law.	¹³ And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:
¹⁴ For we have heard him claim that this Jesus the Nazorean will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us."	¹⁴ For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered us.
¹⁵ All those who sat in the Sanhedrin looked intently at him and saw that his face was like the face of an angel.	¹⁵ And all that sat in the council, looking stedfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel.