Acts 6:3-13

3ThereforeG1161, 1brethrenG80, selectG1980 from amongG1537 you sevenG2033 menG435 of goodG3140 reputationG3140, 2fullG4134 of the SpiritG4151 and of wisdomG4678, whomG3739 we may putG2525 in chargeG2525 of thisG3778 taskG5532. 4But we will 3devoteG4342 ourselvesG4342 to prayerG4335 and to the 4ministryG1248 of the wordG3056.” 5The statementG3056 foundG700 approvalG700 with the wholeG3956 5congregationG4128; and they choseG1586 6StephenG4736, a manG435 7fullG4134 of faithG4102 and of the HolyG40 SpiritG4151, and 8PhilipG5376, ProchorusG4402, NicanorG3527, TimonG5096, ParmenasG3937 and 9NicolasG3532, a 1011proselyteG4339 from 12AntiochG491. 6And theseG3739 they broughtG2476 beforeG1799 the apostlesG652; and after 13prayingG4336, they 14laidG2007 their handsG5495 on them.

715The wordG3056 of GodG2316 kept on spreadingG837; and 16the numberG706 of the disciplesG3101 continued to increaseG4129 greatlyG4970 in JerusalemG2419, and a greatG4183 manyG3793 of the priestsG2409 were becomingG5219 obedientG5219 to 17the faithG4102.

8And StephenG4736, fullG4134 of graceG5485 and powerG1411, was performingG4160 greatG3173 18wondersG5059 and 19signsG4592 amongG1722 the peopleG2992. 9But someG5100 menG5100 from what was calledG3004 the SynagogueG4864 of the FreedmenG3032, including bothG2532 20CyreniansG2956 and 21AlexandriansG221, and someG3588 from 22CiliciaG2791 and 2324AsiaG773, roseG450 up and arguedG4802 with StephenG4736. 10But they were unableG3756G2480 to copeG436 with the wisdomG4678 and the SpiritG4151 with whichG3739 he was speakingG2980. 11ThenG5119 they secretlyG5260 inducedG5260 menG435 to sayG3004, “We have heardG191 him speakG2980 blasphemousG989 wordsG4487 againstG1519 MosesG3475 and against GodG2316.” 12And they stirredG4787 up the peopleG2992, the eldersG4245 and the scribesG1122, and they 25cameG2186 up to him and draggedG4884 him awayG4884 and broughtG71 him 26beforeG1519 27the 28CouncilG4892. 13They putG2476 forwardG2476 29falseG5571 witnessesG3144 who saidG3004, “ThisG3778 manG444 incessantlyG3756G3973 speaksG2980 againstG2596 thisG3778 30holyG40 placeG5117 and the LawG3551;