Acts 6
The Appointment of the
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And in those days, when the number of the
disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Gre'cians
against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the
daily ministration.
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Then the twelve called the multitude of
the disciples unto them, and said, It is not reason that we
should leave the word of God, and serve tables.
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Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among
you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom,
whom we may appoint over this business.
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But we will give ourselves continually to
prayer, and to the ministry of the word.
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And the saying pleased the whole
multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the
Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Proch'orus, and Nica'nor, and Timon, and
Par'menas, and Nicolas a proselyte of An'ti-och;
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whom they set before the apostles: and
when they had prayed, they laid their hands on
them.
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And the word of God increased; and the
number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great
company of the priests were obedient to the faith.
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The Arrest of
Stephen |
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And Stephen, full of faith and power,
did great wonders and miracles among the people.
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Then there arose certain of the
synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines,
and Cyre'nians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cili'cia and of
Asia, disputing with Stephen.
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And they were not able to resist the
wisdom and the spirit by which he spake.
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Then they suborned men, which said, We
have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God.
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And they stirred up the people, and the
elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and caught him,
and brought him to the council,
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and set up false witnesses, which said,
This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy
place, and the law:
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for we have heard him say, that this
Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the
customs which Moses delivered us.
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And all that sat in the council, looking
steadfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an
angel.
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