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1 AND in those days, when the number of disciples had increased, the Hel’len-ist converts murmured against the Hebrew converts because their widows were discriminated against in the daily distribution. Now in these days when the disciples were increasing in number, a complaint by the Hellenists arose against the Hebrews because their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution. In those days when the number of disciples was increasing, the Hellenistic Jews among them complained against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.
2 So the twelve apostles called the whole multitude of the converts and said to them, It is not good that we should leave the word of God and serve food. And the twelve summoned the full number of the disciples and said, “It is not right that we should give up preaching the word of God to serve tables. So the Twelve gathered all the disciples together and said, “It would not be right for us to neglect the ministry of the word of God in order to wait on tables.
3 Wherefore, brethren, examine and select from among you seven men of good repute who are full of the Spirit of the LORD and of wisdom, so that we may appoint them to this task. Therefore, brothers, pick out from among you seven men of good repute, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we will appoint to this duty. Brothers and sisters, choose seven men from among you who are known to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will turn this responsibility over to them
4 And we will give ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the word. But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.” and will give our attention to prayer and the ministry of the word.”
5 This suggestion pleased the whole people so they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, and Philip and Proch’orus and Ni-ca’nor and Ti’mon and Par’menas and Nic’o-las, a proselyte of An’ti-och. And what they said pleased the whole gathering, and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch. This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit; also Philip, Procorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas from Antioch, a convert to Judaism.
6 These men stood before the apostles: who, as they prayed, laid their hands on them. These they set before the apostles, and they prayed and laid their hands on them. They presented these men to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.
7 And the word of God spread; and the number of the converts in Jerusalem increased greatly; and many people of Jewish faith became converts. And the word of God continued to increase, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests became obedient to the faith. So the word of God spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem increased rapidly, and a large number of priests became obedient to the faith.
8 Now Stephen was full of grace and power and did great wonders and miracles among the people. And Stephen, full of grace and power, was doing great wonders and signs among the people. Now Stephen, a man full of God’s grace and power, performed great wonders and signs among the people.
9 Then there arose certain men of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Lib'er-tines, and Cy-re’ni-ans and Al-exan’dri- ans and Ci-li’ci-ans and persons from Asia Minor, and they debated with Stephen. Then some of those who belonged to the synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called), and of the Cyrenians, and of the Alexandrians, and of those from Cilicia and Asia, rose up and disputed with Stephen. Opposition arose, however, from members of the Synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called)—Jews of Cyrene and Alexandria as well as the provinces of Cilicia and Asia—who began to argue with Stephen.
10 But they were unable to stand up against the wisdom and the spirit by which he spoke. But they could not withstand the wisdom and the Spirit with which he was speaking. But they could not stand up against the wisdom the Spirit gave him as he spoke.
11 Then they sent men and instructed them to say, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and against God. Then they secretly instigated men who said, “We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God.” Then they secretly persuaded some men to say, “We have heard Stephen speak blasphemous words against Moses and against God.”
12 And they stirred up the people and the elders and the scribes, and they rose up against him and seized him and brought him into the midst of the council. And they stirred up the people and the elders and the scribes, and they came upon him and seized him and brought him before the council, So they stirred up the people and the elders and the teachers of the law. They seized Stephen and brought him before the Sanhedrin.
13 And they appointed false witnesses who said, This man does not cease to speak against the law and against this holy land: and they set up false witnesses who said, “This man never ceases to speak words against this holy place and the law, They produced false witnesses, who testified, “This fellow never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law.
14 For we have heard him say that Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this country and shall change the customs which Moses entrusted to you. for we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and will change the customs that Moses delivered to us.” For we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs Moses handed down to us.”
15 Then all who were seated at the council looked at him and saw that his face was like the face of an angel. And gazing at him, all who sat in the council saw that his face was like the face of an angel. All who were sitting in the Sanhedrin looked intently at Stephen, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel.
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