Acts 6 ========== :1 And in those 5025 -tautais days 2250 -hemera , when the number of the disciples 3101 -mathetes was multiplied 4129 - plethuno , there arose 1096 -ginomai a murmuring 1112 -goggusmos of the Grecians 1675 -Hellenistes against 4314 -pros the Hebrews 1445 -Hebraios , because 3754 -hoti their widows 5503 - chera were neglected 3865 -paratheoreo in the daily 2522 -kathemerinos ministration 1248 -diakonia . :2 Then 1161 -de the twelve 1427 -dodeka called 4341 -proskaleomai the multitude 4128 -plethos of the disciples 3101 -mathetes [unto them], and said 2036 -epo , It is not reason 0701 -arestos that we should leave 2641 -kataleipo the word 3056 -logos of God 2316 -theos , and serve 1247 -diakoneo tables 5132 -trapeza . :3 Wherefore 3767 -oun , brethren 0080 -adephos , look 1980 -episkeptomai ye out among 1537 -ek you seven 2033 - hepta men 0435 -aner of honest report 3140 -martureo , full 4134 -pleres of the Holy 0040 -hagios Ghost 4151 -pneuma and wisdom 4678 -sophia , whom 3739 -hos we may appoint 2525 -kathistemi over 1909 -epi this 5026 -taute business 5532 -chreia . :4 But we will give 4342 -proskartereo ourselves continually 4342 -proskartereo to prayer 4335 -proseuche , and to the ministry 1248 -diakonia of the word 3056 -logos . :5 And the saying 3056 -logos pleased 0700 -aresko the whole 3956 -pas multitude 4128 -plethos : and they chose 1586 -eklegomai Stephen 4736 -Stephanos , a man 0435 -aner full 4134 -pleres of faith 4102 -pistis and of the Holy 0040 - hagios Ghost 4151 -pneuma , and Philip 5376 -Philippos , and Prochorus 4402 -Prochoros , and Nicanor 3527 -Nikanor , and Timon 5096 -Timon , and Parmenas 3937 -Parmenas , and Nicolas 3532 -Nikolaos a proselyte 4339 -proselutos of Antioch 0491 -Antiocheus : :6 Whom 3739 -hos they set 2476 -histemi before 1799 - enopion the apostles 0652 -apostolos : and when they had prayed 4336 -proseuchomai , they laid 2007 -epitithemi [their] hands 5495 -cheir on 2007 -epitithemi them. :7 And the word 3056 -logos of God 2316 -theos increased 0837 -auzano ; and the number 0706 -arithmos of the disciples 3101 -mathetes multiplied 4129 -plethuno in Jerusalem 2419 -Hierousalem greatly 4970 -sphodra ; and a great 4183 - polus company 3793 -ochlos of the priests 2409 -hiereus were obedient 5219 -hupakouo to the faith 4102 -pistis . :8 And Stephen 4736 -Stephanos , full 4134 -pleres of faith 4102 -pistis and power 1411 -dunamis , did 4160 -poieo great 3173 -megas wonders 5059 -teras and miracles 4592 -semeion among 1722 -en the people 2992 -laos . :9 Then 1161 -de there arose 0450 -anistemi certain 5100 - tis of the synagogue 4864 -sunagoge , which 3588 -ho is called 3004 -lego [the synagogue 4864 -sunagoge ] of the Libertines 3032 -Libertinos , and Cyrenians 2956 -Kurenaios , and Alexandrians 0221 -Alexandreus , and of them of Cilicia 2791 -Kilikia and of Asia 0773 -Asia , disputing 4802 -suzeteo with Stephen 4736 -Stephanos . :10 And they were not able 2480 -ischuo to resist 0436 - anthistemi the wisdom 4678 -sophia and the spirit 4151 -pneuma by which 3739 -hos he spake 2980 -laleo . :11 Then 5119 -tote they suborned 5260 -hupoballo men 0435 -aner , which said 3004 -lego , We have heard 0191 - akouo him speak 2980 -laleo blasphemous 0989 -blasphemos words 4487 - rhema against 1519 -eis Moses 3475 -Moseus , and [against] God 2316 -theos . :12 And they stirred 4787 -sugkineo up the people 2992 - laos , and the elders 4245 -presbuteros , and the scribes 1122 - grammateus , and came 2186 -ephistemi upon [him], and caught 4884 - sunarpazo him, and brought 0071 -ago [him] to the council 4892 - sunedrion , :13 And set 2476 -histemi up false 5571 -pseudes witnesses 3144 -martus , which said 3004 -lego , This 5127 -toutou man 0444 -anthropos ceaseth 3973 -pauo not to speak 2980 -laleo blasphemous 0989 -blasphemos words 4487 -rhema against 2596 -kata this 3778 -houtos holy 0040 -hagios place 5117 -topos , and the law 3551 -nomos : :14 For we have heard 0191 -akouo him say 3004 -lego , that this 5126 -touton Jesus 2424 -Iesous of Nazareth 3478 -Nazareth shall destroy 2647 -kataluo this 3778 -houtos place 5117 -topos , and shall change 0236 -allasso the customs 1485 -ethos which 3739 -hos Moses 3475 -Moseus delivered 3860 -paradidomi us. :15 And all 0537 -hapas that sat 2516 -kathezomai in the council 4892 -sunedrion , looking 0816 -atenizo stedfastly 0816 - atenizo on 1519 -eis him, saw 1492 -eido his face 4383 -prosopon as it had been the face 4383 -prosopon of an angel 0032 -aggelos . ~~~~~~