Book of Acts

The Acts: Book of Conversions (MLV)

Acts 6)

^6:1 Now there arose a murmuring of the Grecian Jews against the Hebrews, in these days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying, because their widows had been overlooked in the daily ministry.^6:2 And the twelve called the crowd of the disciples to them and said, It is not pleasing to God that we should forsake the word of God, to serve tables.^6:3 You* look out therefore, brethren, from among you*, seven men well testified of, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may designate over this need.^6:4 But we will continue-steadfastly in prayer and in the ministry of the word.^6:5 And the saying pleased the whole crowd 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 whom they set before the apostles and when they had prayed, they laid their hands upon them.

^6:7 And the word of God grew; and the number of the disciples extremely multiplied in Jerusalem; and a great crowd of the priests were obedient to the faith.

^6:8 And Stephen, full of grace and power, did great wonders and signs among the people.^6:9 But there arose certain ones of those who were of the synagogue called the synagogue of the Freedmen and of the Cyrenians and of the Alexandrians and of them of Cilicia and Asia, debating with Stephen.^6:10 And they were not able to withstand the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spoke.^6:11 Then they suborned men, who said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and against God.^6:12 And they agitated the people and the elders and the scribes and standing against him, seized him and brought him into the council,^6:13 and set up false witnesses, who said, This man does not cease to speak blasphemous words against this holy place and the law:^6:14 for* we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth will tear-down this place and will change the customs which Moses delivered to us.^6:15 And all who sat in the council, staring toward him, saw his face as if it had been the face of an angel.