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Acts 6

1NowδὲdeG1161inthesedaysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250,whenthenumberofthedisciplesG3101wasmultiplyingπληθυνόντωνplēthunontōnG4129,therearoseἐγένετοegenetoG1096amurmuringoftheGrecian JewsagainsttheHebrewsἙβραίους,HebraiousG1445,becausetheirwidowsχῆραιchēraiG5503wereneglectedinthedailyministration.

2AndthetwelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427calledthemultitudeπλῆθοςplēthosG4128ofthedisciplesG3101untothem,andsaidG3004,ItisG1510notfitthatweshouldforsakethewordλόγονlogonG3056ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,andserveG1247tablesG5132.

3Look yeouttherefore,brethren,fromamongyousevenἑπτὰheptaG2033menG435ofgoodreport,fullπλήρειςplēreisG4134oftheSpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151andofwisdomσοφίαςsophiasG4678,whomwemayappointκαταστήσομενkatastēsomenG2525overthisbusiness.

4ButwewillcontinuestedfastlyinprayerπροσευχῇproseuchēaG4335,andintheministryδιακονίᾳdiakoniaG1248ofthewordλόγουlogouG3056.

5AndthesayingG3056pleasedG700thewholemultitudeπλήθους,plēthousG4128:andtheychoseStephenΣτέφανον,StephanonG4736,amanἄνδραandraG435fullπλήρηςplērēsG4134offaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102andoftheHolyἁγίου,hagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151,andPhilipΦίλιππονPhilipponG5376,andProchorus,andNicanor,andTimon,andParmenas,andNicolaüsaproselyteofAntioch;

6whomtheysetἔστησανestēsanG2476beforetheapostlesG652:andwhentheyhadprayedπροσευξάμενοιproseuxamenoiG4336,theylaidG2007theirhandsχεῖρας.¶cheirasG5495uponthem.

7AndthewordλόγοςlogosG3056ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316increasedG837;andthenumberἀριθμὸςarithmosG706ofthedisciplesG3101multipliedG4129inJerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419exceedinglyσφόδρα,sphodraG4970;andagreatπολύςpolusG4183companyofthepriestsἱερέωνhi'ereōnG2409wereobedientὑπήκουονhupēkouonG5219tothefaithπίστει.¶pisteiG4102.

8AndStephenΣτέφανοςStephanosG4736,fullπλήρηςplērēsG4134ofgraceχάριτοςcharitosG5485andpowerδυνάμεωςdunameōsG1411, wroughtgreatμεγάλαmegalaG3173wondersτέραταterataG5059andsignsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592amongthepeopleλαῷ.¶laōG2992.

9ButtherearoseἀνέστησανanestēsanG450certainτινεςtinesG5100ofthemthatwereofthesynagogueσυναγωγῆςsunagōgēsG4864calledthesynagogueG4864oftheLibertines,andoftheCyrenians,andoftheAlexandrians,andofthemofCiliciaΚιλικίαςKilikiasG2791andAsiaἈσίας,AsiasG773, disputingwithStephenΣτεφάνῳ·StephanōG4736.

10AndtheywerenotableἴσχυονischuonG2480towithstandthewisdomσοφίᾳsophiaG4678andtheSpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151bywhichhespake.

11ThentheysubornedmenG435,whosaidλέγονταςlegontasG3004,WehaveheardG191himspeakλαλοῦντοςlalountosG2980blasphemouswordsagainstMosesΜωϋσῆνMōusēnG3475,andagainstGodθεόν·theonG2316.

12AndtheystirredupthepeopleλαὸνlaonG2992,andtheeldersπρεσβυτέρουςpresbuterousG4245,andthescribesG1122,andcameἐπιστάντεςepistantesG2186uponhim,andseizedhim,andbroughtG71himintothecouncilσυνέδριον,sunedrionG4892,

13andsetἔστησάνestēsanG2476upfalseψευδεῖςpseudeisG5571witnessesG3144,whosaidλέγοντας·legontasG3004,ThismanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444ceasethnottospeakλαλῶνlalōnG2980wordsagainstthisholyἁγίουhagiouG40placeτόπουtopouG5117,andthelawνόμου·nomouG3551:

14forwehaveheardG191himsayλέγοντοςlegontosG3004,thatthisJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424ofNazarethΝαζωραῖοςNazōraiosG3480shalldestroyκαταλύσειkataluseiG2647thisplaceτόπονtoponG5117,andshallchangeἀλλάξειallaxeiG236thecustomsἔθηethēG1485whichMosesΜωϋσῆς.MōusēsG3475deliveredπαρέδωκενparedōkenG3860untous.

15Andallthatsatinthecouncilσυνεδρίῳ,sunedriōG4892, fasteningtheireyesonhim,sawG3708hisfaceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383asithadbeenthefaceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383ofanangelἀγγέλου.¶angelouG32.

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