Revised Version 1895

Acts 6

1NowδὲdeG1161inG1722theseταύταιςtautaisG3778daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250,whenG1161theG3588numberG846ofG2250theG3588disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101wasmultiplyingπληθυνόντωνplēthunontōnG4129,thereG1722aroseἐγένετοegenetoG1096a murmuringofG2250theG3588Grecian JewsagainstπρὸςprosG4314theG3588HebrewsἙβραίους,HebraiousG1445,becauseὅτιhotiG3754theirG846widowsχῆραιchēraiG5503were neglectedinG1722theG3588dailyκαθημερινῇkathēmerinēaG2522ministration.

2AndG1161theG3588twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427calledG3004theG3588multitudeπλῆθοςplēthosG4128ofG3056theG3588disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101untothemG3004,andG1161saidG3004,ItG1161isἐστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756fitthatG3004weG2249shouldG2316forsaketheG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056ofG3056GodθεοῦtheouG2316,andG1161serveδιακονεῖνdiakoneinG1247tablesτραπέζαις.trapezaisG5132.

3Look yeoutG1537thereforeδέ,deG1161,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,fromG1537amongG1537youG5210sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033menἄνδραςandrasG435ofG1537goodμαρτυρουμένουςmarturoumenousG3140report,fullπλήρειςplēreisG4134ofG1537theτῆςtēsG3588SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151andG2532ofG1537wisdomσοφίαςsophiasG4678,whomG3739weG3739mayG2532appointκαταστήσομενkatastēsomenG2525overἐπὶepiG1909thisταύτης·tautēsG3778business.

4ButδὲdeG1161weG2249willG2532continueG2532stedfastlyinG2532prayerπροσευχῇproseuchēaG4335,andG2532inG2532theG3588ministryδιακονίᾳdiakoniaG1248ofG3056theG3588wordλόγουlogouG3056.

5AndG2532theG3956sayingG3056pleasedἤρεσενēresenG700theG3956wholeG3956multitudeπλήθους,plēthousG4128:andG2532theyG2532choseἐξελέξαντοexelexantoG1586StephenΣτέφανον,StephanonG4736, amanἄνδραandraG435fullπλήρηςplērēsG4134ofG3056faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102andG2532ofG3056theG3956Holyἁγίου,hagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151,andG2532PhilipΦίλιππονPhilipponG5376,andG2532ProchorusΠρόχορονProchoronG4402,andG2532NicanorΝικάνοραNikanoraG3527,andG2532TimonΤίμωναTimōnaG5096,andG2532ParmenasΠαρμενᾶνParmenanG3937,andG2532NicolasΝικόλαονNikolaonG3532aproselyteπροσήλυτονprosēlutonG4339ofG3056AntiochἈντιοχέα,AntiocheaG491:

6whomοὓςhousG3739theyG846setἔστησανestēsanG2476beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799theG3588apostlesἀποστόλων,apostolōnG652:andG2532whenG2532theyG846hadprayedπροσευξάμενοιproseuxamenoiG4336,theyG846laidἐπέθηκανepethēkanG2007theirG846handsχεῖρας.¶cheirasG5495onG5495themG846.

7AndG2532theG3588wordλόγοςlogosG3056ofG3056GodθεοῦtheouG2316increasedηὔξανεν,ēuxanenG837;andG2532theG3588numberἀριθμὸςarithmosG706ofG3056theG3588disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101multipliedἐπληθύνετοeplēthunetoG4129inἐνenG1722JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419exceedinglyσφόδρα,sphodraG4970;andG2532agreatπολύςpolusG4183companyofG3056theG3588priestsἱερέωνhi'ereōnG2409wereobedientὑπήκουονhupēkouonG5219toG2532theG3588faithπίστει.¶pisteiG4102.

8AndG2532StephenΣτέφανοςStephanosG4736,fullπλήρηςplērēsG4134ofG5485graceχάριτοςcharitosG5485andG2532powerδυνάμεωςdunameōsG1411, wroughtgreatμεγάλαmegalaG3173wondersτέραταterataG5059andG2532signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592amongἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588peopleλαῷ.¶laōG2992.

9ButG1161thereG1161aroseἀνέστησανanestēsanG450certainτινεςtinesG5100ofG1537themG3004thatG3004wereofG1537theτῶνtōnG3588synagogueσυναγωγῆςsunagōgēsG4864calledG3004theτῆςtēsG3588synagogueG4864ofG1537theτῆςtēsG3588Libertines,andκαὶkaiG2532ofG1537theτῶνtōnG3588CyreniansΚυρηναίωνKurēnaiōnG2956,andκαὶkaiG2532ofG1537theτῷtōG3588AlexandriansἈλεξανδρέωνAlexandreōnG221,andκαὶkaiG2532ofG1537themG3004ofG1537CiliciaΚιλικίαςKilikiasG2791andκαὶkaiG2532AsiaἈσίας,AsiasG773, disputingwithG1537StephenΣτεφάνῳ·StephanōG4736.

10AndG2532theyG3739werenotοὐκoukG3756ableἴσχυονischuonG2480toG2532withstandtheτῇtēaG3588wisdomσοφίᾳsophiaG4678andG2532theτῷtōG3588SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151byG2532whichG3739heG2532spake.

11ThenG2532theyG846subornedmenἄνδραςandrasG435,whichG3748saidλέγονταςlegontasG3004,WeG2532haveheardἀκηκόαμενakēkoamenG191himG846speakλαλοῦντοςlalountosG2980blasphemousβλάσφημαblasphēmaG989wordsῥήματαrhēmataG4487againstG1519MosesΜωϋσῆνMōusēnG3475,andG2532againstG1519Godθεόν·theonG2316.

12AndG2532theyG846stirredσυνεκίνησάνsunekinēsanG4787upG1519theτὸνtonG3588peopleλαὸνlaonG2992,andG2532theτοὺςtousG3588eldersπρεσβυτέρουςpresbuterousG4245,andG2532theτοὺςtousG3588scribesγραμματεῖς,grammateisG1122,andG2532cameἐπιστάντεςepistantesG2186uponhimG846,andG2532seizedσυνήρπασανsunērpasanG4884himG846,andG2532broughtἤγαγονēgagonG71himG846intoG1519theτὸtoG3588councilσυνέδριον,sunedrionG4892,

13andG2532setἔστησάνestēsanG2476upfalseψευδεῖςpseudeisG5571witnessesμάρτυραςmarturasG3144,whichG3588saidλέγοντας·legontasG3004,ThisοὗτοςhoutosG3778manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444ceasethnotοὐouG3756toG3004speakλαλῶνlalōnG2980wordsῥήματαrhēmataG4487againstκατὰkataG2596thisτούτουtoutouG3778holyἁγίουhagiouG40placeτόπουtopouG5117,andG2532theG3588lawνόμου·nomouG3551:

14forγὰρgarG1063weG2249haveheardG191himαὐτοῦautouG846sayλέγοντοςlegontosG3004,thatὅτιhotiG3754thisG3778JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424ofG191NazarethΝαζωραῖοςNazōraiosG3480shallG3778destroyκαταλύσειkataluseiG2647thisG3778placeτόπονtoponG5117,andκαὶkaiG2532shallG3778changeἀλλάξειallaxeiG236theG3588customsἔθηethēG1485whichἃhaG3739MosesΜωϋσῆς.MōusēsG3475deliveredπαρέδωκενparedōkenG3860untousG3004.

15AndG2532allG3956thatG3708satκαθεζόμενοιkathezomenoiG2516inG1722theG3956councilσυνεδρίῳ,sunedriōG4892, fasteningtheirG846eyesonG1722himG846,sawG3708hisG846faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383asεἰςeisG1519itG846hadbeenG2532theG3956faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383ofG3956anG32angelἀγγέλου.¶angelouG32.

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain

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