Actes des Apôtres, Chapter 6: BIBLE, New American Standard Bible == BIBLE-CENTRE

Acts of the Apostles, Chapter 6

¹ Now^a Lit in these daysat this time while the disciples were increasing in number, a complaint arose on the part of the^bHellenistic Jews against the native Hebrews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily serving of food. ² So the twelve summoned the^c Lit multitudecongregation of the disciples and said, “It is not desirable for us to neglect the word of God in order to serve tables. ³ Therefore, brethren, select from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may put in charge of this task. ⁴ But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the^d Or serviceministry of the word.” ⁵ The statement found approval with the whole^e Lit multitudecongregation; and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas and^f Gr NikolaosNicolas, a^g I.e. a Gentile convert to Judaismproselyte from Antioch. ⁶ And these they brought before the apostles; and after praying, they laid their hands on them.	1 Act 11:26 Act 2:47 Act 6:7 Act 9:29 Act 11:20 Co2 11:22 Php 3:5 Act 9:39 Act 9:41 Ti1 5:3 Act 4:35 Act 11:29 3 Joh 21:23 Act 1:15 Act 2:4 4 Act 1:14 5 Act 6:8 Act 11:19 Act 22:20 Act 6:3 Act 11:24 Act 8:5 Act 21:8 Mat 23:15 Act 11:19 6 Act 1:24 Num 8:10 Num 27:18 Deu 34:9 Mar 5:23 Act 8:17 Act 9:17 Act 13:3 Act 19:6 Ti1 4:14 Ti2 1:6 Heb 6:2
⁷ The word of God kept on spreading; and the number of the disciples continued to increase greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests were becoming obedient to the faith.	7 Act 12:24 Act 19:20 Act 6:1 Act 13:8 Act 14:22 Gal 1:23 Gal 6:10 Jud 1:3
⁸ And Stephen, full of grace and power, was performing great wonders and^h Or attesting miraclessigns among the people. ⁹ But some men from what was called the Synagogue of the Freedmen, including both Cyrenians and Alexandrians, and some from Cilicia andⁱ I.e. west coast province of Asia MinorAsia, rose up and argued with Stephen. ¹⁰ But they were unable to cope with the wisdom and the Spirit with which he was speaking. ¹¹ Then they secretly induced men to say, “We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and against God.” ¹² And they stirred up the people, the elders and the scribes, and they came up to him and dragged him away and brought him^j Lit intobefore the^k Or SanhedrinCouncil. ¹³ They put forward false witnesses who said, “This man incessantly speaks against this holy place and the Law; ¹⁴ for we have heard him say that this Nazarene, Jesus, will destroy this place and alter the customs which Moses handed down to us.” ¹⁵ And fixing their gaze on him, all who were sitting in the^l Or SanhedrinCouncil saw his face like the face of an angel.	8 Joh 4:48 9 Mat 27:32 Act 2:10 Act 18:24 Act 15:23 Act 15:41 Act 21:39 Act 22:3 Act 23:34 Act 27:5 Gal 1:21 Act 16:6 Act 19:10 Act 21:27 Act 24:18 12 Luk 20:1 Act 4:1 Mat 5:22 13 Mat 26:59-61 Act 7:58 Mat 24:15 Act 21:28 Act 25:8 14 Mat 26:61 Act 15:1 Act 21:21 Act 26:3 Act 28:17 15 Mat 5:22


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