New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 6:3-7

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 10 11proselyteG4339 from 12AntiochG491. 6And theseG3739 they broughtG2476 beforeG1799 the apostlesG652; and after 13prayingG4336, they 14laidG2007 their handsG5495 on them.

7 15The 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.

Notes

1. Acts 6:3 John 21:23; Acts 1:15 ↩
2. Acts 6:3 Acts 2:4 ↩
3. Acts 6:4 Acts 1:14 ↩
4. Acts 6:4 Or service ↩
5. Acts 6:5 Lit multitude ↩
6. Acts 6:5 Acts 6:8ff; 11:19; 22:20 ↩
7. Acts 6:5 Acts 6:3; 11:24 ↩
8. Acts 6:5 Acts 8:5ff; 21:8 ↩
9. Acts 6:5 Gr Nikolaos ↩
10. Acts 6:5 I.e. a Gentile convert to Judaism ↩
11. Acts 6:5 Matt 23:15 ↩
12. Acts 6:5 Acts 11:19 ↩
13. Acts 6:6 Acts 1:24 ↩
14. Acts 6:6 Num 8:10; 27:18; Deut 34:9; Mark 5:23; Acts 8:17ff; 9:17; 13:3; 19:6; 1 Tim 4:14; 2 Tim 1:6; Heb 6:2 ↩
15. Acts 6:7 Acts 12:24; 19:20 ↩
16. Acts 6:7 Acts 6:1 ↩
17. Acts 6:7 Acts 13:8; 14:22; Gal 1:23; 6:10; Jude 3, 20 ↩