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| The Book of Acts 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| The Darby Online Bible (DBY) | ||||||||||||||||
| Acts 6:1 | But in those days, the disciples multiplying in number, there arose a murmuring of the Hellenists against the Hebrews because their widows were overlooked in the daily ministration. | |||||||||||||||
| Acts 6:2 | And the twelve, having called the multitude of the disciples to [them], said, It is not right that we, leaving the word of God, should serve tables. | |||||||||||||||
| Acts 6:3 | Look out therefore, brethren, from among yourselves seven men, well reported of, full of [the] [Holy] Spirit and wisdom, whom we will establish over this business: | |||||||||||||||
| Acts 6:4 | but *we* will give ourselves up to prayer and the ministry of the word. | |||||||||||||||
| Acts 6:5 | And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and [the] Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas, a proselyte of Antioch, | |||||||||||||||
| Acts 6:6 | whom they set before the apostles; and, having prayed, they laid their hands on them. | |||||||||||||||
| Acts 6:7 | And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem was very greatly multiplied, and a great crowd of the priests obeyed the faith. | |||||||||||||||
| Acts 6:8 | And Stephen, full of grace and power, wrought wonders and great signs among the people. | |||||||||||||||
| Acts 6:9 | And there arose up certain of those of the synagogue called of freedmen, and of Cyrenians, and of Alexandrians, and of those of Cilicia and Asia, disputing with Stephen. | |||||||||||||||
| Acts 6:10 | And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke. | |||||||||||||||
| Acts 6:11 | Then they suborned men, saying, We have heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God. | |||||||||||||||
| Acts 6:12 | And they roused the people, and the elders, and the scribes. And coming upon [him] they seized him and brought [him] to the council. | |||||||||||||||
| Acts 6:13 | And they set false witnesses, saying, This man does not cease speaking words against the holy place and the law; | |||||||||||||||
| Acts 6:14 | for we have heard him saying, This Jesus the Nazaraean shall destroy this place, and change the customs which Moses taught us. | |||||||||||||||
| Acts 6:15 | And all who sat in the council, looking fixedly on him, saw his face as [the] face of an angel. | |||||||||||||||
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