Verse
KJV
King James Version
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
And in those
days, when
the number
of
the
disciples was
multiplied
, there arose
a murmuring of the Grecians
against
the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected
in the daily ministration .
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 ,
Then
the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto
them
, and
said, It is not reason
that we should
leave
the word of God, and
serve
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 ;
Wherefore
, brethren, look
ye
out
among
you
seven men of honest
report
, full of the Holy Ghost
and wisdom, whom we may appoint
over this business.
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,
But
we will
give
ourselves
continually
to prayer, and to the ministry
of the word.
and
we to prayer, and to the ministration
of the word ,
will
give
ourselves
continually
. '
And the saying
pleased
the whole
multitude :
and they chose
Stephen, a man full of faith and of
the Holy Ghost
, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas
a proselyte of Antioch :
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 ,
Whom they set before the apostles :
and when
they had
prayed, they
laid their
hands
on them.
whom they did
set before the apostles ,
and they ,
having
prayed, laid on them `their'
hands
.
And the word of God increased;
and the number of the disciples multiplied
in Jerusalem greatly
; and
a great company
of the priests were 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.
And Stephen, full of faith and power, did
great wonders and miracles
among the people .
And Stephen, full of faith and power, was
doing
great wonders and signs
among the people ,
Then
there arose certain of the synagogue, which
is
called the
synagogue
of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them
of
Cilicia and of
Asia, disputing 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 ,
And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by
which he spake.
and they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit with
which he was
speaking;
Then they suborned men, which
said,
We have heard him speak
blasphemous
words
against
Moses ,
and against
God.
then they suborned men, saying
--
`
We have heard him speaking
evil
sayings
in
regard
to
Moses and God. '
And
they stirred
up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came
upon him, and
caught him, and brought him to the council,
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;
And
set up false witnesses, which
said
, This man
ceaseth
not to speak blasphemous
words
against this holy place ,
and 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 this Jesus of
Nazareth
shall destroy
this place, and shall change the customs which
Moses delivered 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 ;'
And all that
sat
in the council,
looking
stedfastly
on
him,
saw his face as it had
been
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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