New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 6

Choosing of the Seven

1NowδὲdeG1161at thisταύταιςtautaisG3778timeἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250while thedisciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101wereincreasingπληθυνόντωνplēthunontōnG4129in number,a complaintγογγυσμὸςgongusmosG1112aroseἐγένετοegenetoG1096on the part of theHellenisticἙλληνιστῶνHellēnistōnG1675JewsagainstπρὸςprosG4314the nativeHebrewsἙβραίους,HebraiousG1445,becauseὅτιhotiG3754theirwidowsχῆραιchēraiG5503were being overlookedπαρεθεωροῦντοparetheōrountoG3865inthe dailyκαθημερινῇkathēmerinēaG2522servingδιακονίᾳdiakoniaG1248of food.

2SoδὲdeG1161the twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427summonedπροσκαλεσάμενοιproskalesamenoiG4341thecongregationπλῆθοςplēthosG4128of the disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101and saidG3004, “It is not desirableἀρεστόνarestonG701for us to neglectκαταλείψανταςkataleipsantasG2641the wordλόγονlogonG3056of GodθεοῦtheouG2316in order to serveδιακονεῖνdiakoneinG1247tablesτραπέζαις.trapezaisG5132.

3Thereforeδέ,deG1161,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,selectἐπισκέψασθεepiskepsastheG1980from amongἐξexG1537you sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033menἄνδραςandrasG435of goodG3140reputationG3140,fullπλήρειςplēreisG4134of the SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151and of wisdomσοφίαςsophiasG4678,whomοὓςhousG3739we may putG2525in chargeG2525of thisταύτης·tautēsG3778taskχρείαςchreiasG5532.

4But we willdevoteG4342ourselvesG4342to prayerπροσευχῇproseuchēaG4335and to theministryδιακονίᾳdiakoniaG1248of the wordλόγουlogouG3056.”

5The statementλόγοςlogosG3056foundG700approvalG700with the wholeπαντὸςpantosG3956congregationπλήθους,plēthousG4128;and they choseἐξελέξαντοexelexantoG1586StephenΣτέφανον,StephanonG4736,a manἄνδραandraG435fullπλήρηςplērēsG4134of faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102and of the Holyἁγίου,hagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151, andPhilipΦίλιππονPhilipponG5376,ProchorusΠρόχορονProchoronG4402,NicanorΝικάνοραNikanoraG3527,TimonΤίμωναTimōnaG5096,ParmenasΠαρμενᾶνParmenanG3937andNicolasΝικόλαονNikolaonG3532, aproselyteπροσήλυτονprosēlutonG4339fromAntiochἈντιοχέα,AntiocheaG491.

6And theseοὓςhousG3739they broughtἔστησανestēsanG2476beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799the apostlesἀποστόλων,apostolōnG652; and afterprayingπροσευξάμενοιproseuxamenoiG4336, theylaidἐπέθηκανepethēkanG2007their handsχεῖρας.¶cheirasG5495on them.

7The wordλόγοςlogosG3056of GodθεοῦtheouG2316kept on spreadingηὔξανεν,ēuxanenG837; andthe numberἀριθμὸςarithmosG706of the disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101continued to increaseἐπληθύνετοeplēthunetoG4129greatlyσφόδρα,sphodraG4970in JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419,and a greatπολύςpolusG4183manyὄχλοςochlosG3793of the priestsἱερέωνhi'ereōnG2409were becomingG5219obedientὑπήκουονhupēkouonG5219tothe faithπίστει.¶pisteiG4102.

8And StephenΣτέφανοςStephanosG4736,fullπλήρηςplērēsG4134of graceχάριτοςcharitosG5485and powerδυνάμεωςdunameōsG1411,was performingἐποίειepoieiG4160greatμεγάλαmegalaG3173wondersτέραταterataG5059andsignsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592amongἐνenG1722the peopleλαῷ.¶laōG2992.

9But someG5100menG5100from what was calledλεγομένηςlegomenēsG3004the SynagogueσυναγωγῆςsunagōgēsG4864of the FreedmenΛιβερτίνωνLibertinōnG3032, includingbothG2532CyreniansΚυρηναίωνKurēnaiōnG2956andAlexandriansἈλεξανδρέωνAlexandreōnG221,and someG3588fromCiliciaΚιλικίαςKilikiasG2791andAsiaἈσίας,AsiasG773,roseἀνέστησανanestēsanG450up and arguedσυζητοῦντεςsuzētountesG4802with StephenΣτεφάνῳ·StephanōG4736.

10But they were unableοὐκ ἴσχυονouk ischuonG3756 G2480to copeἀντιστῆναιantistēnaiG436with the wisdomσοφίᾳsophiaG4678and the SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151with whichᾧhōG3739he was speakingἐλάλει.¶elaleiG2980.

11ThenΤότεToteG5119they secretlyG5260inducedG5260menἄνδραςandrasG435to sayλέγονταςlegontasG3004, “We have heardἀκηκόαμενakēkoamenG191him speakλαλοῦντοςlalountosG2980blasphemousβλάσφημαblasphēmaG989wordsῥήματαrhēmataG4487againstεἰςeisG1519MosesΜωϋσῆνMōusēnG3475and againstGodθεόν·theonG2316.”

12And they stirredσυνεκίνησάνsunekinēsanG4787up the peopleλαὸνlaonG2992,the eldersπρεσβυτέρουςpresbuterousG4245and the scribesγραμματεῖς,grammateisG1122, and theycameἐπιστάντεςepistantesG2186up to him and draggedG4884him awayG4884and broughtἤγαγονēgagonG71himbeforeεἰςeisG1519theCouncilσυνέδριον,sunedrionG4892.

13They putG2476forwardG2476falseψευδεῖςpseudeisG5571witnessesμάρτυραςmarturasG3144who saidλέγοντας·legontasG3004, “ThisοὗτοςhoutosG3778manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444incessantlyοὐ παύεταιou pauetaiG3756 G3973speaksλαλῶνlalōnG2980againstκατὰkataG2596thisτούτουtoutouG3778holyἁγίουhagiouG40placeτόπουtopouG5117and the Lawνόμου·nomouG3551;

14for we have heardἀκηκόαμενakēkoamenG191him sayλέγοντοςlegontosG3004thatthisοὗτοςhoutosG3778NazareneΝαζωραῖοςNazōraiosG3480,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,will destroyκαταλύσειkataluseiG2647thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778placeτόπονtoponG5117and alterἀλλάξειallaxeiG236the customsἔθηethēG1485whichἃhaG3739MosesΜωϋσῆς.MōusēsG3475handedG3860downG3860to us.”

15And fixingG816their gazeG816on him, allπάντεςpantesG3956who were sittingκαθεζόμενοιkathezomenoiG2516in theCouncilσυνεδρίῳ,sunedriōG4892sawG3708his faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383likeὡσεὶhōseiG5616the faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383of an angelἀγγέλου.¶angelouG32.

Choosing of the Seven

Commentaries on Acts 6