Acts 6:1-9

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InG1722 thoseG3778 daysG2250 when theG3588 disciplesG3101 were increasing in numberG4129, theG3588 GrecianG1675 Jews among them beganG1096 to grumbleG1112 againstG4314 theG3588 HebraicG1445 Jews1 becauseG3754 theirG846 widowsG5503 were being overlookedG3865 inG1722 theG3588 dailyG2522 distributionG1248 of food.

2SoG1161 theG3588 TwelveG1427 summonedG4341 allG4128 theG3588 disciplesG3101 and saidG2036, “It isG1510 unacceptableG3756G701 for usG1473 to neglectG2641 theG3588 wordG3056 of GodG2316 in order to wait onG1247 tablesG5132. 3ThereforeG1161, brothersG80, selectG1980 fromG1537 among youG4771 sevenG2033 menG435 confirmed to beG3140 fullG4134 of the SpiritG4151 andG2532 wisdomG4678. We will assignG2525 thisG3778 responsibilityG5532 to them 4andG1161 will devote ourselvesG4342 toG3588 prayerG4335 andG2532 to theG3588 ministryG1248 of theG3588 wordG3056.”

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This proposalG3056 pleasedG700G1799 theG3588 wholeG3956 groupG4128. They choseG1586 StephenG4736, a manG435 fullG4134 of faithG4102 andG2532 of the HolyG40 SpiritG4151, as well asG2532 PhilipG5376, ProchorusG4402, NicanorG3527, TimonG5096, ParmenasG3937, andG2532 NicolasG3532 from AntiochG491, a convertG4339 to Judaism.2 6They presentedG2476 these seven toG1799 theG3588 apostlesG652,3 who prayedG4336 and laidG2007 their handsG5495 on themG846.

7So theG3588 wordG3056 of GodG2316 continued to spreadG837. TheG3588 numberG706 ofG3588 disciplesG3101 inG1722 JerusalemG2419 grewG4129 rapidlyG4970, andG5037 a greatG4183 numberG3793 ofG3588 priestsG2409 became obedientG5219 to theG3588 faithG4102.

8NowG1161 StephenG4736, who was fullG4134 of graceG5485 andG2532 powerG1411, was performingG4160 greatG3173 wondersG5059 andG2532 signsG4592 amongG1722 theG3588 peopleG2992. 9ButG1161 resistance aroseG450 fromG1537 whatG3588 was calledG3004 the SynagogueG4864 of theG3588 FreedmenG3032, includingG2532 CyreniansG2956, AlexandriansG221, andG2532 menG3588 fromG575 the provinces of CiliciaG2791 andG2532 AsiaG773.4 They disputedG4802 withG3588 StephenG4736,