Acts 6:3-13

3InsteadG1161, 1brothersG80 and sisters, selectG1980 from amongG1537 you sevenG2033 menG435 of goodG3140 reputationG3140, 2fullG4134 of the SpiritG4151 and of wisdomG4678, whomG3739 we may putG2525 inG2525 chargeG2525 of thisG3778 taskG5532. 4But we will 3devoteG4342 ourselvesG4342 to prayerG4335 and to the 4ministryG1248 of the wordG3056.” 5The 5announcementG3056 foundG700 approvalG700 with the wholeG3956 6congregationG4128; and they choseG1586 7StephenG4736, a manG435 8fullG4134 of faithG4102 and of the HolyG40 SpiritG4151, and 9PhilipG5376, ProchorusG4402, NicanorG3527, TimonG5096, ParmenasG3937, and 10NicolasG3532, a 1112proselyteG4339 from 13AntiochG491. 6And they broughtG2476 theseG3739 menG3739 beforeG1799 the apostlesG652; and after 14prayingG4336, they 15laidG2007 their handsG5495 onG2007 them.

716The wordG3056 of GodG2316 kept spreadingG837; and 17the numberG706 of the disciplesG3101 continued to increaseG4129 greatlyG4970 in JerusalemG2419, and a greatG4183 manyG3793 of the priestsG2409 were becomingG5219 obedientG5219 to 18the faithG4102.

8And StephenG4736, fullG4134 of graceG5485 and powerG1411, was performingG4160 greatG3173 19wondersG5059 and 20signsG4592 amongG1722 the peopleG2992. 9But someG5100 menG5100 from what was calledG3004 the SynagogueG4864 of the FreedmenG3032, including bothG2532 21CyreniansG2956 and 22AlexandriansG221, and someG3588 from 23CiliciaG2791 and 2425AsiaG773, roseG450 upG450 and arguedG4802 with StephenG4736. 10But they were unableG3756G2480 to 26copeG436 with his wisdomG4678 and the SpiritG4151 by whomG3739 he was speakingG2980. 11ThenG5119 they secretlyG5260 inducedG5260 menG435 to sayG3004, “We have heardG191 him speakG2980 blasphemousG989 wordsG4487 againstG1519 MosesG3475 and GodG2316.” 12And they stirredG4787 upG4787 the peopleG2992, the eldersG4245, and the scribesG1122, and they 27cameG2186 upG2186 to him and draggedG4884 him awayG4884, and broughtG71 him 28beforeG1519 29the 30CouncilG4892. 13They putG2476 forwardG2476 31falseG5571 witnessesG3144 who saidG3004, “ThisG3778 manG444 does notG3756 stopG3973 32speakingG2980 againstG2596 thisG3778 33holyG40 placeG5117 and the LawG3551;