6:1 Now
in
these
days
when
the
disciples
were
increasing
in
number,
a
complaint
by
the
Hellenists
arose
against
the
Hebrews
because
their
widows
were
being
neglected
in
the
daily
distribution.
6:2 And
the
twelve
summoned
the
full
number
of
the
disciples
and
said,
"It
is
not
right
that
we
should
give
up
preaching
the
word
of
God
to
serve
tables.
6:3 Therefore,
brothers,
pick
out
from
among
you
seven
men
of
good
repute,
full
of
the
Spirit
and
of
wisdom,
whom
we
will
appoint
to
this
duty.
6:4 But
we
will
devote
ourselves
to
prayer
and
to
the
ministry
of
the
word."
6:5 And
what
they
said
pleased
the
whole
gathering,
and
they
chose
Stephen,
a
man
full
of
faith
and
of
the
Holy
Spirit,
and
Philip,
and
Prochorus,
and
Nicanor,
and
Timon,
and
Parmenas,
and
Nicolaus,
a
proselyte
of
Antioch.
6:6 These
they
set
before
the
apostles,
and
they
prayed
and
laid
their
hands
on
them.
6:7 And
the
word
of
God
continued
to
increase,
and
the
number
of
the
disciples
multiplied
greatly
in
Jerusalem,
and
a
great
many
of
the
priests
became
obedient
to
the
faith.
6:8 And
Stephen,
full
of
grace
and
power,
was
doing
great
wonders
and
signs
among
the
people.
6:9 Then
some
of
those
who
belonged
to
the
synagogue
of
the
Freedmen
(as
it
was
called),
and
of
the
Cyrenians,
and
of
the
Alexandrians,
and
of
those
from
Cilicia
and
Asia,
rose
up
and
disputed
with
Stephen.
6:10 But
they
could
not
withstand
the
wisdom
and
the
Spirit
with
which
he
was
speaking.
6:11 Then
they
secretly
instigated
men
who
said,
"We
have
heard
him
speak
blasphemous
words
against
Moses
and
God."
6:12 And
they
stirred
up
the
people
and
the
elders
and
the
scribes,
and
they
came
upon
him
and
seized
him
and
brought
him
before
the
council,
6:13 and
they
set
up
false
witnesses
who
said,
"This
man
never
ceases
to
speak
words
against
this
holy
place
and
the
law,
6:14 for
we
have
heard
him
say
that
this
Jesus
of
Nazareth
will
destroy
this
place
and
will
change
the
customs
that
Moses
delivered
to
us."
6:15 And
gazing
at
him,
all
who
sat
in
the
council
saw
that
his
face
was
like
the
face
of
an
angel.
