Acts 6
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Acts 6:1-4

1ταῖςtaisG3588τῶνtōnG3588AndδὲdeG1161inἘνEnG1722thoseταύταιςtautaisG3778daysἡμέραις τῶνhēmerais tōnG3588G2250,when the numberG4129of the disciplesμαθητῶν τοὺςmathētōn tousG3588G3101was multipliedπληθυνόντωνplēthunontōnG4129,there aroseἐγένετοegenetoG1096a murmuringγογγυσμὸςgongusmosG1112of the GreciansἙλληνιστῶν τῇHellēnistōn tēaG3588G1675againstπρὸςprosG4314the HebrewsἙβραίους,HebraiousG1445,becauseὅτιhotiG3754theirαὐτῶν.autōnG846widowsτῇ χῆραιtēa chēraiG3588G5503were neglectedπαρεθεωροῦντοparetheōrountoG3865inἐνenG1722the dailyκαθημερινῇkathēmerinēaG2522ministrationδιακονίᾳ αἱdiakonia haiG3588G1248.
2οἱhoiG3588ThenδὲdeG1161the twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427calledπροσκαλεσάμενοιproskalesamenoiG4341the multitudeτὸ πλῆθοςto plēthosG3588G4128of the disciplesτῶν μαθητῶνtōn mathētōnG3588G3101unto them,andG1161saidG3004,It isἐστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756reasonἀρεστόνarestonG701thatG2641weG1473should leaveG2641the wordτὸν λόγονton logonG3588G3056of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588G2316, andserveδιακονεῖνdiakoneinG1247tablesτραπέζαις.trapezaisG5132.
3WhereforeG3767,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,look ye outἐπισκέψασθεepiskepsastheG1980among youὑμῶνhumōnG4771sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033menἄνδραςandrasG435ofἐξexG1537honest reportμαρτυρουμένουςmarturoumenousG3140,fullπλήρειςplēreisG4134of theG4151HolyG40GhostG4151andκαὶkaiG2532wisdomσοφίαςsophiasG4678,whomοὓςhousG3739we may appointκαταστήσομενkatastēsomenG2525overἐπὶepiG1909thisταύτης·tautēsG3778businessτῆς χρείαςtēs chreiasG3588G5532.
4ButδὲdeG1161weG1473will give ourselves continuallyπροσκαρτερήσομεν.proskarterēsomenG4342to prayerτῇ προσευχῇtēa proseuchēaG3588G4335,andκαὶkaiG2532to the ministryτῇ διακονίᾳtēa diakoniaG3588G1248of the wordτοῦ λόγουtou logouG3588G3056.
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