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6:1	In those dayes (whan the nomber of the discyples grewe) there arose a grudge amonge the Grekes against the Hebrues, because their weddowes were despysed in the dayly ministracyon.
6:2	Then the twelue called the multitude of the disciples together and sayde, it is not mete, that we shuld leaue the worde of God: and serue tables.
6:3	Wherfore brethren, loke ye out amonge you seuen men of honeste report, and full of the holy ghost and wisdom, to whom we maye committe this busynes.
6:4	But we wyll geue oure selues continually to prayer, and to the ministracyon of the worde.
6:5	And the sayinge pleased the whole multitude. And they chose Steuen a man full of faith and of the holy ghost, and Philip, and Procorus, and Nichanor, and Timon, and Permenas, and Nicolas a conuert of Antioche.
6:6	These they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they layde theyr handes on them.
6:7	And the word of God encreased, and the nomber of the disciples multiplyed in Ierusalem greatly, and a greate companye of the prestes were obedient to the fayth.
6:8	And Steuen, full of fayth and power, dyd great wondres and miracles amonge the people.
6:9	Then ther arose certen of the Synagoges, which is called the Synagoge of the Libertynes and Sirenytes, and of Alexandria, and of Celicia, and of Asia, disputynge with Steuen.
6:10	And they coulde not resyste the wisdome, & the sprete, which spake.
6:11	Then sent they in men, which sayde: we haue hearde hym speake blasphemous wordes against Moses, and agaynst God.
6:12	And they moued the people and the elders and the scribes: and came vpon him and caught hym,
6:13	and brought him to the councell, and brought forth false witnesse, which sayde: Thys man ceaseth not to speake blasphemous wordes against this holy place and the lawe:
6:14	for we heard him saye: this Iesus of Nazareth shal destroye this place, and shal chaunge the ordinaunces, which Moses gaue vs.
6:15	And all that sate in the counsell, loked stedfastly on him, and sawe his face as it had bene the face of an aungell.


6:1	But in tho daies, whanne the noumbre of disciplis encreesside, the Grekis grutchiden ayens the Ebrews, for that her widewis weren dispisid in euery daies mynystryng.
6:2	And the twelue clepiden togidere the multitude of disciplis, and seiden, It is not ryytful, that we leeuen the word of God, and mynystren to boordis.
6:3	Therfor, britheren, biholde ye men of you of good fame, ful of the Hooli Goost and of wisdom, whiche we schulen ordeyne on this werk;
6:4	for we schulen be bisi to preier, and preche the word of God.
6:5	And the word pleside bifor al the multitude; and thei chesiden Styuen, a man ful of feith and of the Hooli Goost, and Filip, and Procore, and Nycanor, and Tymon, and Parmanam, and Nycol, a comelyng, a man of Antioche.
6:6	Thei ordeyneden these bifor the siyt of apostlis, and thei preyeden, and leiden hoondis on hem.
6:7	And the word of the Lord wexide, and the noumbre of the disciplis in Jerusalem was myche multiplied; also myche cumpany of preestis obeiede to the feith.
6:8	And Steuen, ful of grace and of strengthe, made wondris and grete signes in the puple.
6:9	But summe rysen of the synagoge, that was clepid of Libertyns, and Cirenensis, and of men of Alisaundre, and of hem that weren of Cilice and of Asie, and disputiden with Steuene.
6:10	And thei miyten not withstonde the wisdom and the spirit, that spak.
6:11	Thanne thei priueli senten men, that schulden seie, that thei herden hym seiynge wordis of blasfemye ayens Moises and God.
6:12	And so thei moueden togidere the puple, and the eldre men, and the scribis; and thei rannen togidre, and token hym, and brouyten in to the counsel.
6:13	And thei ordeyneden false witnessis, that seiden, This man ceessith not to speke wordis ayens the hooli place, and the lawe.
6:14	For we herden hym seiynge, That this Jhesus of Nazareth schal destrye this place, and schal chaunge the tradiciouns, whiche Moyses bitook to us.
6:15	And alle men that seten in the counsel bihelden hym, and sayn his face as the face of an aungel.


6:1	In those dayes whan the nombre of the disciples increased, there arose a grudge amoge the Grekes agaynst the Hebrues, because their wyddowes were not loked vpon in the daylie handreachinge.
6:2	Then the twolue called the multitude of the disciples together, and sayde: It is not mete that we shulde leaue the worde of God, and to serue at the tables.
6:3	Wherfore brethren, loke out amonge you seue men, that are of honeste reporte, and full of the holy goost and wyssdome, whom we maye appoynte to this nedefull busynes.
6:4	But we wil geue oure selues vnto prayer, and to the mynistracion of the worde of God.
6:5	And the sayenge pleased the whole multitude. And they chose Steuen, a man full of fayth and of the holy goost, and Philippe, and Procorus, and Nicanor, and Thimon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas the Proselite of Antioche.
6:6	These they set before ye Apostles, and they prayed, and layed their handes vpon them.
6:7	And the worde of God increased, and the nombre of the disciples multiplied greatly at Ierusalem. And there were many prestes also obedient vnto the fayth.
6:8	Steuen full of faith and power, dyd wonders and greate tokens amonge the people.
6:9	Then arose there certayne of the synagoge, which is called (the synagoge) of ye Libertynes, & of the Cyrenites, and of the Alexadrines, and of the yt were of Celicia and Asia, & disputed with Steue,
6:10	and they coulde not resiste the wyssdome and the sprete, out of the which he spake.
6:11	Then sent they in certayne men, that sayde: We haue herde him speake blasphemous wordes agaynst Moses, and agaynst God.
6:12	And they moued the people, and the Elders and the scrybes, and came vpon him, & caught him,
6:13	and brought him before the councell, and set false witnesses there, which sayde: This man ceasseth not to speake blasphemous wordes agaynst this holy place and the lawe.
6:14	For we herde him saye: Iesus of Nazareth shall destroye this place, and chaunge the ordinaunces which Moses gaue vs.
6:15	And all they that sat in the councell, loked vpo him and sawe his face as the face of an angell.

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