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Acts 6:1-7

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.
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