Acts 6

1But 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.

1Now in those days, when the number of the disciples was increasing, protests were made by the Greek Jews against the Hebrews, because their widows were not taken care of in the distribution of food every day.

2And the twelve, having called the multitude of the disciples to [them], said, It is not right that we, leaving the word ofGod, should serve tables.

2And the Apostles sent for all the disciples and said, It is not right for us to give up preaching the word of God in order to make distribution of food.

3Look 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:

3Take then from among you seven men of good name, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, to whom we may give control of this business.

4but we will give ourselves up to prayer and the ministry of the word.

4Then we will give all our time to prayer and the teaching of the word.

5And 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,

5And this saying was pleasing to all of them: and they made selection of Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip and Prochorus and Nicanor and Timon and Parmenas and Nicolas of Antioch, who had become a Jew:

6whom they set before the apostles; and, having prayed, they laid their hands on them.

6These they took to the Apostles, who, after prayer, put their hands on them.

7And the word ofGod increased; and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem was very greatly multiplied, and a great crowd of the priests obeyed the faith.

7And the word of God was increasing in power; and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem became very great, and a great number of priests were in agreement with the faith.

8And Stephen, full of grace and power, wrought wonders and great signs among the people.

8And Stephen, full of grace and power, did great wonders and signs among the people.

9And 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.

9But some of those who were of the Synagogue named that of the Libertines, and some of the men of Cyrene and of Alexandria and those from Cilicia and Asia, had arguments with Stephen.

10And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke.

10But they were not able to get the better of him, for his words were full of wisdom and of the Spirit.

11Then they suborned men, saying, We have heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses andGod.

11Then they got men to say, He has said evil against Moses and against God, in our hearing.

12And they roused the people, and the elders, and the scribes. And coming upon [him] they seized him and brought [him] to the council.

12And the people, with the rulers and the scribes, were moved against him, and they came and took him before the Sanhedrin,

13And they set false witnesses, saying, This man does not cease speaking words against the holy place and the law;

13And they got false witnesses who said, This man is for ever saying things against this holy place and against the law:

14for we have heard him saying, This Jesus the Nazaraean shall destroy this place, and change the customs which Moses taught us.

14For he has said in our hearing that this Jesus of Nazareth will put this place to destruction and make changes in the rules which were handed down to us by Moses.

15And all who sat in the council, looking fixedly on him, saw his face as [the] face of an angel.

15And all those who were in the Sanhedrin, looking at him, saw that his face was like the face of an angel.