Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
In those
days when
the disciples were
increasing
in
number
, the Grecian
Jews
among
them
began
to
grumble
against
the Hebraic
Jews
because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution
of
food.
And
in these
days ,
the disciples multiplying
, there
came
a
murmuring
of
the Hellenists
at
the Hebrews,
because their widows were being overlooked in the daily ministration,
So
the Twelve summoned
all
the disciples and
said, “
It is unacceptable
for
us
to
neglect
the word of God in
order
to
wait
on
tables .
and
the twelve ,
having
called
near
the multitude
of
the
disciples ,
said, `
It is not
pleasing
that
we,
having
left
the word of God ,
do
minister
at
tables ;
Therefore, brothers
, select
from
among
you
seven men confirmed
to
be
full of the Spirit and wisdom .
We will
appoint
this responsibility
to
them
look
out,
therefore, brethren
, seven men of
you
who
are
well
testified
of,
full of the Holy
Spirit and wisdom ,
whom
we may
set
over
this necessity,
and will
devote
ourselves
to prayer and to the ministry
of the word. ”
and we
to prayer ,
and to the ministration
of the word ,
will
give
ourselves
continually
. '
This
proposal
pleased
the whole
group.
They chose
Stephen, a man full of faith and of
the Holy Spirit, as
well
as
Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas
from
Antioch
, a convert
to
Judaism.
And
the thing
was
pleasing
before
all
the
multitude,
and
they did
choose
Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, and
Philip, and
Prochorus, and
Nicanor, and
Timon, and
Parmenas, and Nicolaus
, a proselyte
of
Antioch,
They presented
these
seven
to
the apostles, who
prayed
and laid their
hands
on them.
whom
they did
set
before
the apostles, and they,
having
prayed,
laid on them `their'
hands
.
So
the word of God continued
to
spread.
The number of disciples in Jerusalem grew
rapidly,
and
a great number
of priests became
obedient to the faith.
And
the word of God did
increase,
and
the number of the
disciples did
multiply
in Jerusalem exceedingly;
a great multitude
also
of the
priests were
obedient to the faith.
Now
Stephen, who
was
full of grace
and power, was performing
great wonders and signs among the people .
And
Stephen, full of faith
and power, was doing
great wonders and signs among the people ,
But
resistance
arose from
what
was
called
the Synagogue of the Freedmen
, including
Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and men
from
the
provinces
of Cilicia and Asia .
They
began
to
argue
with Stephen,
and
there
arose certain
of
those
of
the synagogue ,
called
of the Libertines
, and
Cyrenians, and
Alexandrians, and of those
from
Cilicia ,
and Asia ,
disputing
with Stephen,
but
they could
not stand
up
to his
wisdom or
the Spirit by
whom
he spoke.
and
they were
not able
to resist
the
wisdom and
the spirit with
which
he was
speaking;
Then they prompted
some
men to
say
, “
We heard Stephen
speak
words
of
blasphemy
against
Moses and against
God. ”
then they suborned
men, saying
--
`
We have
heard him
speaking
evil
sayings
in
regard
to
Moses and God. '
So
they stirred
up the people, elders, and scribes and confronted
Stephen.
They seized
him and brought him before
the Sanhedrin,
They did
stir
up also
the people, and
the
elders, and the
scribes ,
and having
come
upon
`him',
they caught
him ,
and brought `
him '
to
the sanhedrim;
where
they presented
false witnesses who
said
, “
This man
never
stops
speaking
against this holy place and against
the law .
they set
up
also
false witnesses, saying,
`
This one
doth
not
cease
to
speak
evil
sayings
against this holy place and the law ,
For we have heard him say
that Jesus of
Nazareth
will
destroy
this place and change the customs that Moses handed
down
to us .”
for we have heard him saying,
That this
Jesus the
Nazarean
shall
overthrow
this place ,
and shall
change the customs that Moses delivered
to us ;'
All who
were
sitting in the Sanhedrin
looked
intently
at
Stephen,
and
they
saw that
his face was
like
the face of an
angel
.
and
gazing
at
him,
all those
sitting in the sanhedrim
saw his face as
it
were
the face of a
messenger
.
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