Acts 6
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Acts 6:1-7

1ButinthosedaysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250,thedisciplesG3101multiplyingπληθυνόντωνplēthunontōnG4129innumber,therearoseἐγένετοegenetoG1096amurmuringoftheHellenistsagainsttheHebrewsἙβραίους,HebraiousG1445becausetheirwidowsχῆραιchēraiG5503wereoverlookedinthedailyministration.
2AndthetwelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427, havingcalledthemultitudeπλῆθοςplēthosG4128ofthedisciplesG3101to[them],saidG3004,ItisG1510notrightthatwe,leavingG2641thewordλόγονlogonG3056ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,shouldserveG1247tablesG5132.
3Lookouttherefore,brethren,fromamongyourselvesG4771sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033menG435,wellreportedof,fullπλήρειςplēreisG4134of[the] [Holy]SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151andwisdomσοφίαςsophiasG4678,whomwewillestablishoverthisbusiness:
4butwewillgiveourselvesuptoprayerπροσευχῇproseuchēaG4335andtheministryδιακονίᾳdiakoniaG1248ofthewordλόγουlogouG3056.
5AndthesayingG3056pleasedG700thewholemultitudeπλήθους,plēthousG4128:andtheychoseStephenΣτέφανον,StephanonG4736,amanἄνδραandraG435fullπλήρηςplērēsG4134offaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102and[the]Holyἁγίου,hagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151,andPhilipΦίλιππονPhilipponG5376,andProchorus,andNicanor,andTimon,andParmenas,andNicolas,aproselyteofAntioch,
6whomtheysetἔστησανestēsanG2476beforetheapostlesG652;and, havingprayedπροσευξάμενοιproseuxamenoiG4336,theylaidG2007theirhandsχεῖρας.¶cheirasG5495onthem.
7AndthewordλόγοςlogosG3056ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316increasedG837;andthenumberἀριθμὸςarithmosG706ofthedisciplesG3101inJerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419wasverygreatlymultipliedG4129,andagreatπολύςpolusG4183crowdG3793ofthepriestsἱερέωνhi'ereōnG2409obeyedG5219thefaithπίστει.¶pisteiG4102.
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