Berean Standard Bible

Acts 6

(1 Timothy 3:8–13)

1δὲdeG1161InἘνEnG1722thoseταύταιςtautaisG3778ταῖςtaisG3588daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250whentheτῶνtōnG3588disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101were increasing in numberπληθυνόντωνplēthunontōnG4129,theτῶνtōnG3588GrecianἙλληνιστῶνHellēnistōnG1675Jews among thembeganἐγένετοegenetoG1096to grumbleγογγυσμὸςgongusmosG1112againstπρὸςprosG4314theτοὺςtousG3588HebraicἙβραίους,HebraiousG1445JewsbecauseὅτιhotiG3754theirαὐτῶν.autōnG846τῇtēaG3588widowsχῆραιchēraiG5503were being overlookedπαρεθεωροῦντοparetheōrountoG3865inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588αἱhaiG3588dailyκαθημερινῇkathēmerinēaG2522distributionδιακονίᾳdiakoniaG1248of food.

2SoδὲdeG1161theοἱhoiG3588TwelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427summonedπροσκαλεσάμενοιproskalesamenoiG4341τὸtoG3588allπλῆθοςplēthosG4128theτῶνtōnG3588disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101andsaidεἶπαν·eipanG2036, “It isἐστινestinG1510unacceptableοὐκ ἀρεστόνouk arestonG3756 G701forusG1473to neglectκαταλείψανταςkataleipsantasG2641theτὸνtonG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316in orderto wait onδιακονεῖνdiakoneinG1247tablesτραπέζαις.trapezaisG5132.

3Thereforeδέ,deG1161,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,selectἐπισκέψασθεepiskepsastheG1980fromἐξexG1537among youὑμῶνhumōnG4771sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033menἄνδραςandrasG435confirmed to beμαρτυρουμένουςmarturoumenousG3140fullπλήρειςplēreisG4134of the SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151andκαὶkaiG2532wisdomσοφίαςsophiasG4678.We will assignκαταστήσομενkatastēsomenG2525thisταύτης·tautēsG3778ἐπὶepiG1909τῆςtēsG3588responsibilityχρείαςchreiasG5532to themοὓςhousG3739

4andδὲdeG1161G1473will devote ourselvesπροσκαρτερήσομεν.proskarterēsomenG4342toτῇtēaG3588prayerπροσευχῇproseuchēaG4335andκαὶkaiG2532to theτῇtēaG3588ministryδιακονίᾳdiakoniaG1248of theτοῦtouG3588wordλόγουlogouG3056.”

5καὶkaiG2532ThisὁhoG3588proposalλόγοςlogosG3056pleasedἤρεσεν ἐνώπιονēresen enōpionG700 G1799theτοῦtouG3588wholeπαντὸςpantosG3956groupπλήθους,plēthousG4128καὶkaiG2532.They choseἐξελέξαντοexelexantoG1586StephenΣτέφανον,StephanonG4736,a manἄνδραandraG435fullπλήρηςplērēsG4134of faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102andκαὶkaiG2532of theHolyἁγίου,hagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151,as well asκαὶkaiG2532PhilipΦίλιππονPhilipponG5376καὶkaiG2532,ProchorusΠρόχορονProchoronG4402καὶkaiG2532,NicanorΝικάνοραNikanoraG3527καὶkaiG2532,TimonΤίμωναTimōnaG5096καὶkaiG2532,ParmenasΠαρμενᾶνParmenanG3937,andκαὶkaiG2532NicolasΝικόλαονNikolaonG3532from AntiochἈντιοχέα,AntiocheaG491,a convertπροσήλυτονprosēlutonG4339to Judaism.

6They presentedἔστησανestēsanG2476these sevenοὓςhousG3739toἐνώπιονenōpionG1799theτῶνtōnG3588apostlesἀποστόλων,apostolōnG652, whoκαὶkaiG2532prayedπροσευξάμενοιproseuxamenoiG4336andlaidἐπέθηκανepethēkanG2007theirτὰςtasG3588handsχεῖρας.¶cheirasG5495on themαὐτοῖςautoisG846.

7SoΚαὶKaiG2532theὁhoG3588wordλόγοςlogosG3056τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316continued to spreadηὔξανεν,ēuxanenG837καὶkaiG2532.TheὁhoG3588numberἀριθμὸςarithmosG706ofτῶνtōnG3588disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101inἐνenG1722JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419grewἐπληθύνετοeplēthunetoG4129rapidlyσφόδρα,sphodraG4970,andτεteG5037a greatπολύςpolusG4183numberὄχλοςochlosG3793ofτῶνtōnG3588priestsἱερέωνhi'ereōnG2409became obedientὑπήκουονhupēkouonG5219to theτῇtēaG3588faithπίστει.¶pisteiG4102.

The Arrest of Stephen

8NowδὲdeG1161StephenΣτέφανοςStephanosG4736, who wasfullπλήρηςplērēsG4134of graceχάριτοςcharitosG5485andκαὶkaiG2532powerδυνάμεωςdunameōsG1411,was performingἐποίειepoieiG4160greatμεγάλαmegalaG3173wondersτέραταterataG5059andκαὶkaiG2532signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592amongἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588peopleλαῷ.¶laōG2992.

9ButδέdeG1161resistance aroseἀνέστησανanestēsanG450τινεςtinesG5100τῶνtōnG3588fromἐκekG1537whatτῆςtēsG3588was calledλεγομένηςlegomenēsG3004theSynagogueσυναγωγῆςsunagōgēsG4864of theτῆςtēsG3588FreedmenΛιβερτίνωνLibertinōnG3032,includingκαὶkaiG2532CyreniansΚυρηναίωνKurēnaiōnG2956καὶkaiG2532,AlexandriansἈλεξανδρέωνAlexandreōnG221,andκαὶkaiG2532menτῶνtōnG3588fromἀπὸapoG575the provinces ofCiliciaΚιλικίαςKilikiasG2791andκαὶkaiG2532AsiaἈσίας,AsiasG773.They disputedσυζητοῦντεςsuzētountesG4802withτῷtōG3588StephenΣτεφάνῳ·StephanōG4736,

10butκαὶkaiG2532they could notοὐκ ἴσχυονouk ischuonG3756 G2480stand up toἀντιστῆναιantistēnaiG436hisτῇtēaG3588wisdomσοφίᾳsophiaG4678orκαὶkaiG2532theτῷtōG3588SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151by whomᾧhōG3739he spokeἐλάλει.¶elaleiG2980.

11ThenΤότεToteG5119they promptedὑπέβαλονhupebalonG5260somemenἄνδραςandrasG435to sayλέγονταςlegontasG3004ὅτιhotiG3754, “We heardἀκηκόαμενakēkoamenG191StephenαὐτοῦautouG846speakλαλοῦντοςlalountosG2980wordsῥήματαrhēmataG4487of blasphemyβλάσφημαblasphēmaG989againstεἰςeisG1519MosesΜωϋσῆνMōusēnG3475andκαὶkaiG2532τὸνtonG3588againstGodθεόν·theonG2316.”

12SoτεteG5037they stirred upσυνεκίνησάνsunekinēsanG4787theτὸνtonG3588peopleλαὸνlaonG2992καὶkaiG2532τοὺςtousG3588,eldersπρεσβυτέρουςpresbuterousG4245,andκαὶkaiG2532τοὺςtousG3588scribesγραμματεῖς,grammateisG1122andκαὶkaiG2532confrontedἐπιστάντεςepistantesG2186Stephen.They seizedσυνήρπασανsunērpasanG4884himαὐτὸνautonG846andκαὶkaiG2532broughtἤγαγονēgagonG71himbeforeεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588Sanhedrinσυνέδριον,sunedrionG4892,

13whereτεteG5037they presentedἔστησάνestēsanG2476falseψευδεῖςpseudeisG5571witnessesμάρτυραςmarturasG3144whosaidλέγοντας·legontasG3004, “ThisοὗτοςhoutosG3778ὁhoG3588manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444never stopsοὐ παύεταιou pauetaiG3756 G3973speakingλαλῶν ῥήματαlalōn rhēmataG2980 G4487againstκατὰkataG2596τοῦtouG3588thisτούτουtoutouG3778τοῦtouG3588holyἁγίουhagiouG40placeτόπουtopouG5117andκαὶkaiG2532againsttheτοῦtouG3588lawνόμου·nomouG3551.

14ForγὰρgarG1063we have heardἀκηκόαμενakēkoamenG191himαὐτοῦautouG846sayλέγοντοςlegontosG3004thatὅτιhotiG3754οὗτοςhoutosG3778JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424ofὁhoG3588NazarethΝαζωραῖοςNazōraiosG3480will destroyκαταλύσειkataluseiG2647thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778τὸνtonG3588placeτόπονtoponG5117andκαὶkaiG2532changeἀλλάξειallaxeiG236theτὰtaG3588customsἔθηethēG1485thatἃhaG3739MosesΜωϋσῆς.MōusēsG3475handed downπαρέδωκενparedōkenG3860to usG1473.”

15AllπάντεςpantesG3956whoοἱhoiG3588were sittingκαθεζόμενοιkathezomenoiG2516inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588Sanhedrinσυνεδρίῳ,sunedriōG4892καὶkaiG2532looked intentlyἀτενίσαντεςatenisantesG816atεἰςeisG1519StephenαὐτὸνautonG846, andthey saw thatG3708hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὸtoG3588faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383waslikeὡσεὶhōseiG5616thefaceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383of an angelἀγγέλου.¶angelouG32.

(1 Timothy 3:8–13)

The Arrest of Stephen

Commentaries on Acts 6