New American Standard Bible 2020

Acts 6:2-6

2SoG1161 the twelveG1427 summonedG4341 the 1congregationG4128 of the disciplesG3101 and saidG3004, “It is not desirableG701 for us to neglectG2641 the wordG3056 of GodG2316 in order to serveG1247 tablesG5132. 3InsteadG1161, 2brothersG80 and sisters, selectG1980 from amongG1537 you sevenG2033 menG435 of goodG3140 reputationG3140, 3fullG4134 of the SpiritG4151 and of wisdomG4678, whomG3739 we may putG2525 inG2525 chargeG2525 of thisG3778 taskG5532. 4But we will 4devoteG4342 ourselvesG4342 to prayerG4335 and to the 5ministryG1248 of the wordG3056.” 5The 6announcementG3056 foundG700 approvalG700 with the wholeG3956 7congregationG4128; and they choseG1586 8StephenG4736, a manG435 9fullG4134 of faithG4102 and of the HolyG40 SpiritG4151, and 10PhilipG5376, ProchorusG4402, NicanorG3527, TimonG5096, ParmenasG3937, and 11NicolasG3532, a 12 13proselyteG4339 from 14AntiochG491. 6And they broughtG2476 theseG3739 menG3739 beforeG1799 the apostlesG652; and after 15prayingG4336, they 16laidG2007 their handsG5495 onG2007 them.

Notes

1. Acts 6:2 Lit multitude ↩
2. Acts 6:3 John 21:23; Acts 1:15 ↩
3. Acts 6:3 Acts 2:4 ↩
4. Acts 6:4 Acts 1:14 ↩
5. Acts 6:4 Or service ↩
6. Acts 6:5 Lit word ↩
7. Acts 6:5 Lit multitude ↩
8. Acts 6:5 Acts 6:8ff; 11:19; 22:20 ↩
9. Acts 6:5 Acts 6:3; 11:24 ↩
10. Acts 6:5 Acts 8:5ff; 21:8 ↩
11. Acts 6:5 Gr Nikolaos ↩
12. Acts 6:5 I.e., a Gentile convert to Judaism ↩
13. Acts 6:5 Matt 23:15 ↩
14. Acts 6:5 Acts 11:19 ↩
15. Acts 6:6 Acts 1:24 ↩
16. 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 ↩