Act 6:1 In those days when the number of disciples was multiplying, the Greeks began to complain to the Hebrews that their widows were being discriminated against in the daily food distribution.
Act 6:2 So The Twelve called everyone together for a meeting and said, “We do not want to neglect the Word of God in order to wait tables.
Act 6:3 So, brothers and sisters, pick out seven respected men from among you, who are full of the Spirit and wisdom, for us to put in charge of this problem.
Act 6:4 Then we can concentrate on prayer and dispensing the Word.”
Act 6:5 This solution pleased the whole crowd, so they chose Stephen (a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit), Philip, Prochoros, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicholas (a proselyte from Antioch).
Act 6:6 They presented themselves to the Ambassadors, who prayed and dedicated them.
Act 6:7 So the Word of God spread out, and the number of disciples in Jerusalem multiplied tremendously, including a sizable number of priests who heeded the faith.
Act 6:8 Now Stephen, full of favor and power, performed great miracles and signs among the people.
Act 6:9 And then came some members of the Freed Collective, with residents of Cyrene, Alexandria, Cilicia and the province of Asia, debating with Stephen.
Act 6:10 But they could not refute the wisdom and spirit with which he spoke.
Act 6:11 So they planted some men in the crowd to say, “We have heard him speaking irreverent things against Moses and God!”
Act 6:12 They stirred up the people, along with the elders and scripture scholars who were standing nearby, and they seized him and took him to the Sanhedrin.
Act 6:13 They also had false witnesses testify, “This person never stops speaking out against this holy place and the law.
Act 6:14 For we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs Moses handed down to us.”
Act 6:15 And those seated in the Sanhedrin kept staring at him, because they saw that his face looked like the face of a Messenger.

Act 6:1 εν δε ταις ἡμεραις ταυταις πληθυνοντων των μαθητων εγενετο γογγυσμος των ἑλληνιστων προς τους ἑβραιους ὁτι παρεθεωρουντο εν τη διακονια τη καθημερινη αἱ χηραι αυτων
Act 6:2 προσκαλεσαμενοι δε οἱ δωδεκα το πληθος των μαθητων ειπαν ουκ αρεστον εστιν ἡμας καταλειψαντας τον λογον του θεου διακονειν τραπεζαις
Act 6:3 επισκεψασθε δε αδελφοι ανδρας εξ ὑμων μαρτυρουμενους ἑπτα πληρεις πνευματος και σοφιας οὑς καταστησομεν επι της χρειας ταυτης
Act 6:4 ἡμεις δε τη προσευχη και τη διακονια του λογου προσκαρτερησομεν
Act 6:5 και ηρεσεν ὁ λογος ενωπιον παντος του πληθους και εξελεξαντο στεφανον ανδρα πληρης πιστεως και πνευματος ἁγιου και φιλιππον και προχορον και νικανορα και τιμωνα και παρμεναν και νικολαον προσηλυτον αντιοχεα
Act 6:6 οὑς εστησαν ενωπιον των αποστολων και προσευξαμενοι επεθηκαν αυτοις τας χειρας
Act 6:7 και ὁ λογος του θεου ηυξανεν και επληθυνετο ὁ αριθμος των μαθητων εν ιερουσαλημ σφοδρα πολυς τε οχλος των ἱερεων ὑπηκουον τη πιστει
Act 6:8 στεφανος δε πληρης χαριτος και δυναμεως εποιει τερατα και σημεια μεγαλα εν τω λαω
Act 6:9 ανεστησαν δε τινες των εκ της συναγωγης της λεγομενης λιβερτινων και κυρηναιων και αλεξανδρεων και των απο κιλικιας και ασιας συζητουντες τω στεφανω
Act 6:10 και ουκ ισχυον αντιστηναι τη σοφια και τω πνευματι ὡ ελαλει
Act 6:11 τοτε ὑπεβαλον ανδρας λεγοντας ὁτι ακηκοαμεν αυτου λαλουντος ῥηματα βλασφημα εις μωϋσην και τον θεον
Act 6:12 συνεκινησαν τε τον λαον και τους πρεσβυτερους και τους γραμματεις και επισταντες συνηρπασαν αυτον και ηγαγον εις το συνεδριον
Act 6:13 εστησαν τε μαρτυρας ψευδεις λεγοντας ὁ ανθρωπος οὑτος ου παυεται λαλων ῥηματα κατα του τοπου του ἁγιου τουτου και του νομου
Act 6:14 ακηκοαμεν γαρ αυτου λεγοντος ὁτι ιησους ὁ ναζωραιος οὑτος καταλυσει τον τοπον τουτον και αλλαξει τα εθη ἁ παρεδωκεν ἡμιν μωϋσης
Act 6:15 και ατενισαντες εις αυτον παντες οἱ καθεζομενοι εν τω συνεδριω ειδον το προσωπον αυτου ὡσει προσωπον αγγελου