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| 6:1 | 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, |
| 6:2 | 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; |
| 6:3 | 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, |
| 6:4 | and we to prayer, and to the ministration of the word, will give ourselves continually.' |
| 6:5 | 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, |
| 6:6 | whom they did set before the apostles, and they, having prayed, laid on them `their' hands. |
| 6:7 | 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. |
| 6:8 | And Stephen, full of faith and power, was doing great wonders and signs among the people, |
| 6:9 | 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, |
| 6:10 | and they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit with which he was speaking; |
| 6:11 | then they suborned men, saying -- `We have heard him speaking evil sayings in regard to Moses and God.' |
| 6:12 | 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; |
| 6:13 | they set up also false witnesses, saying, `This one doth not cease to speak evil sayings against this holy place and the law, |
| 6:14 | 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;' |
| 6:15 | and gazing at him, all those sitting in the sanhedrim saw his face as it were the face of a messenger. |
| 6:1 | In those dayes as the nombre of the disciples grewe ther arose a grudge amonge the Grekes agaynst the Ebrues be cause their wyddowes were despysed in the dayly mynystracion. |
| 6:2 | Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples to gether and sayde: it is not mete that we shuld leave the worde of God and serve at the tables. |
| 6:3 | Wherfore brethren loke ye out amoge you seven men of honest reporte and full of the holy goost and wysdome which we maye apoynte to this nedfull busynes. |
| 6:4 | But we will geve oure selves cotinually to prayer and to the ministracion of ye worde. |
| 6:5 | And the sayinge pleased the whoale multitude. And they chose Steven a man full of fayth and of the holy goost and Philip and Prochorus and Nichanor and Timon and Permenas and Nicholas a converte of Antioche. |
| 6:6 | Which they set before the Apostles and they prayed and layde their hondes on them. |
| 6:7 | And the worde of God encreased and the noubre of the disciples multiplied in Ierusalem greatly and a great company of the prestes were obedient to the faythe. |
| 6:8 | And Steven full of faythe and power dyd great wondres and myracles amoge ye people. |
| 6:9 | Then ther arose certayne of the synagoge which are called Lybertines and Syrenites and of Alexandria and of Cilicia and Asia and disputed with Steven. |
| 6:10 | And they coulde not resist the wysdome and the sprete with which he spake. |
| 6:11 | Then sent they in men which sayd: we have hearde him speake blasphemous wordes agaynst Moses and agaynst God. |
| 6:12 | And they moved ye people and the elders and the scribes: and came apon him and caught him and brought him to the counsell |
| 6:13 | and brought forth falce witnesses which sayde. This ma ceasith not to speake blasphemous wordes agaynst this holy place and the lawe: |
| 6:14 | for we hearde him saye: this Iesus of Nazareth shall destroye this place and shall chaunge the ordinaunces which Moses gave vs. |
| 6:15 | And all that sate in ye counsell loked stedfastly on him and sawe his face as it had bene the face of an angell. |
| 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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