Atti degli Apostoli - Acts 6

GREEK BIBLE	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Εν δε ταις ημεραις ταυταις, οτε επληθυνοντο οι μαθηται, εγεινε γογγυσμος των Ελληνιστων κατα των Εβραιων, οτι αι χηραι αυτων παρεβλεποντο εν τη καθημερινη διακονια.	1 In those days, as the number of disciples was increasing, there occurred a murmuring of the Greeks against the Hebrews, because their widows were treated with disdain in the daily ministration.
2 Τοτε οι δωδεκα, προσκαλεσαντες το πληθος των μαθητων, ειπον? Δεν ειναι πρεπον να αφησωμεν ημεις τον λογον του Θεου και να διακονωμεν εις τραπεζας.	2 And so the twelve, calling together the multitude of the disciples, said: “It is not fair for us to leave behind the Word of God to serve at tables also.
3 Σκεφθητε λοιπον, αδελφοι, να εκλεξητε εξ υμων επτα ανδρας μαρτυρουμενους, πληρεις Πνευματος Αγιου και σοφιας, τους οποιους ας καταστησωμεν επι της χρειας ταυτης?	3 Therefore, brothers, search among yourselves for seven men of good testimony, filled with the Holy Spirit and with wisdom, whom we may appoint over this work.
4 ημεις δε θελομεν εμμενει εν τη προσευχη και τη διακονια του λογου.	4 Yet truly, we will be continually in prayer and in the ministry of the Word.”
5 Και ηρεσεν ο λογος ενωπιον παντος του πληθους? και εξελεξαν τον Στεφανον, ανδρα πληρη πιστεως και Πνευματος Αγιου, και Φιλιππον και Προχορον και Νικανορα και Τιμωνα και Παρμεναν και Νικολαον, προσηλυτον Αντιοχεα,	5 And the plan pleased the entire multitude. And they chose Stephen, a man filled with faith and with the Holy Spirit, and Philip and Prochorus and Nicanor and Timon and Parmenas and Nicolas, a new arrival from Antioch.
6 τους οποιους εστησαν ενωπιον των αποστολων και προσευχηθεντες επεθεσαν επ' αυτους τας χειρας.	6 These they set before the sight of the Apostles, and while praying, they imposed hands on them.
7 Και ο λογος του Θεου ηυξανε, και επληθυνετο ο αριθμος των μαθητων εν Ιερουσαλημ σφοδρα, και πολυ πληθος των ιερεων υπηκουον εις την πιστιν.	7 And the Word of the Lord was increasing, and the number of disciples in Jerusalem was multiplied exceedingly. And even a large group of the priests were obedient to the faith.
8 Ο δε Στεφανος, πληρης πιστεως και δυναμεως, εκαμνε τερατα και σημεια μεγαλα εν τω λαω.	8 Then Stephen, filled with grace and fortitude, wrought great signs and miracles among the people.
9 Και εσηκωθησαν τινες των εκ της συναγωγης της λεγομενης Λιβερτινων και Κυρηναιων και Αλεξανδρεων και των απο Κιλικιας και Ασιας, φιλονεικουντες με τον Στεφανον,	9 But certain ones, from the synagogue of the so-called Libertines, and of the Cyrenians, and of the Alexandrians, and of those who were from Cilicia and Asia rose up and were disputing with Stephen.
10 και δεν ηδυναντο να αντισταθωσιν εις την σοφιαν και εις το πνευμα, με το οποιον ελαλει.	10 But they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit with which he was speaking.
11 Τοτε εβαλον κρυφιως ανθρωπους, λεγοντας οτι ηκουσαμεν αυτον λαλουντα λογια βλασφημα κατα του Μωυσεως και του Θεου.	11 Then they suborned men who were to claim that they had heard him speaking words of blasphemy against Moses and against God.
12 και διηγειραν τον λαον και τους πρεσβυτερους και τους γραμματεις, και επελθοντες ηρπασαν αυτον και εφεραν εις το συνεδριον,	12 And thus did they stir up the people and the elders and the scribes. And hurrying together, they seized him and brought him to the council.
13 και εστησαν μαρτυρας ψευδεις, λεγοντας? Ο ανθρωπος ουτος δεν παυει λαλων λογια βλασφημα κατα του αγιου τουτου τοπου και του νομου?	13 And they set up false witnesses, who said: “This man does not cease to speak words against the holy place and the law.
14 διοτι ηκουσαμεν αυτον λεγοντα, οτι Ιησους ο Ναζωραιος ουτος θελει καταλυσει τον τοπον τουτον και αλλαξει τα εθιμα, τα οποια παρεδωκεν εις ημας ο Μωυσης.	14 For we have heard him saying that this Jesus the Nazarene will destroy this place and will change the traditions, which Moses handed down to us.”
15 Και ατενισαντες εις αυτον παντες οι καθημενοι εν τω συνεδριω, ειδον το προσωπον αυτου ως προσωπον αγγελου.	15 And all those who were sitting in the council, gazing at him, saw his face, as if it had become the face of an Angel.