1 In|strong="G1722" those|strong="G3588" days|strong="G2250", as|strong="G1722" the|strong="G1722" disciples|strong="G3101" increased|strong="G4129" in|strong="G1722" number|strong="G4129", a|strong="G1096" complaint|strong="G1112" arose|strong="G1096" against|strong="G4314" the|strong="G1722" Hebrews|strong="G1445" on|strong="G1722" the|strong="G1722" part|strong="G1161" of|strong="G2250" the|strong="G1722" Hellenists that|strong="G3754" their|strong="G1722" widows|strong="G5503" were|strong="G3588" being|strong="G1096" overlooked|strong="G3865" in|strong="G1722" the|strong="G1722" daily|strong="G2250" distribution of|strong="G2250" food.
2 So|strong="G1161" the|strong="G1161" twelve|strong="G1427" called|strong="G3004" the|strong="G1161" multitude|strong="G4128" of|strong="G3056" the|strong="G1161" disciples|strong="G3101" together and|strong="G1161" said|strong="G3004", “It|strong="G1161" is|strong="G1510" not|strong="G3756" proper for|strong="G1161" us|strong="G3004" to|strong="G3004" neglect|strong="G2641" the|strong="G1161" word|strong="G3056" of|strong="G3056" God|strong="G2316" to|strong="G3004" wait|strong="G1247" on|strong="G1161" tables|strong="G5132".
3 Therefore|strong="G1161", brothers, look for|strong="G1909" seven|strong="G2033" men|strong="G3778" among|strong="G1537" you|strong="G5210" who|strong="G3739" have|strong="G2532" a|strong="G2532" good|strong="G3588" reputation|strong="G3140" and|strong="G2532" are|strong="G3588" full|strong="G4134" of|strong="G1537" the|strong="G2532" Holy|strong="G4151" Spirit|strong="G4151" and|strong="G2532" wisdom|strong="G4678", whom|strong="G3739" we|strong="G3739" can appoint|strong="G2525" for|strong="G1909" this|strong="G3778" need|strong="G5532".
4 But|strong="G1161" we|strong="G2249" will|strong="G2532" devote|strong="G4342" ourselves|strong="G2249" to|strong="G2532" prayer|strong="G4335" and|strong="G2532" to|strong="G2532" the|strong="G2532" ministry|strong="G1248" of|strong="G3056" the|strong="G2532" word|strong="G3056".”
5 This|strong="G3588" proposal|strong="G3056" pleased the|strong="G2532" whole|strong="G3956" multitude|strong="G4128", so|strong="G2532" they|strong="G2532" chose|strong="G1586" Stephen|strong="G4736", a|strong="G2532" man|strong="G3956" full|strong="G4134" of|strong="G3056" faith|strong="G4102" and|strong="G2532" the|strong="G2532" Holy|strong="G4151" Spirit|strong="G4151", together|strong="G2532" with|strong="G2532" Philip|strong="G5376", Prochorus|strong="G4402", Nicanor|strong="G3527", Timon|strong="G5096", Parmenas|strong="G3937", and|strong="G2532" Nicolaus, an|strong="G2532" Antiochean convert|strong="G4339" to|strong="G2532" Judaism.
6 They|strong="G2532" set|strong="G2476" these|strong="G3739" men|strong="G3588" before|strong="G1799" the|strong="G2532" apostles, who|strong="G3739" then|strong="G2532" prayed|strong="G4336" and|strong="G2532" laid|strong="G2007" their|strong="G2532" hands|strong="G5495" on|strong="G5495" them|strong="G3588".
7 So|strong="G2532" the|strong="G1722" word|strong="G3056" of|strong="G3056" God|strong="G2316" continued to|strong="G2532" increase|strong="G4129", and|strong="G2532" the|strong="G1722" number|strong="G3793" of|strong="G3056" disciples|strong="G3101" continued to|strong="G2532" multiply|strong="G4129" greatly|strong="G4183" in|strong="G1722" Jerusalem|strong="G2419", and|strong="G2532" a|strong="G2532" large|strong="G4183" number|strong="G3793" of|strong="G3056" priests|strong="G2409" became|strong="G5219" obedient|strong="G5219" to|strong="G2532" the|strong="G1722" faith|strong="G4102".
8 Now|strong="G1161" Stephen|strong="G4736", a|strong="G2532" man|strong="G4160" full|strong="G4134" of|strong="G2532" faith and|strong="G2532" power|strong="G1411", was|strong="G3588" performing|strong="G4160" great|strong="G3173" wonders|strong="G5059" and|strong="G2532" signs|strong="G4592" among|strong="G1722" the|strong="G1722" people|strong="G2992".
9 But|strong="G1161" some|strong="G5100" men|strong="G5100" from|strong="G1537" the|strong="G2532" synagogue|strong="G4864" of|strong="G1537" the|strong="G2532" Freedmen|strong="G3032" (as|strong="G1161" it|strong="G2532" was|strong="G3588" called|strong="G3004"), along|strong="G2532" with|strong="G1537" some|strong="G5100" of|strong="G1537" the|strong="G2532" Cyrenians|strong="G2956" and|strong="G2532" Alexandrians, and|strong="G2532" some|strong="G5100" men|strong="G5100" from|strong="G1537" Cilicia|strong="G2791" and|strong="G2532" Asia|strong="G3588", rose|strong="G2532" up|strong="G2532" and|strong="G2532" began|strong="G1161" to|strong="G2532" argue|strong="G4802" with|strong="G1537" Stephen|strong="G4736".
10 But|strong="G2532" they|strong="G2532" were|strong="G3588" not|strong="G3756" able|strong="G2480" to|strong="G2532" resist the|strong="G2532" wisdom|strong="G4678" and|strong="G2532" the|strong="G2532" Spirit|strong="G4151" with|strong="G2532" which|strong="G3739" he|strong="G2532" was|strong="G3588" speaking|strong="G2980".
11 Then|strong="G2532" they|strong="G2532" induced|strong="G5260" some|strong="G3588" men|strong="G3588" to|strong="G1519" say|strong="G3004", “We|strong="G3754" heard Stephen speaking|strong="G2980" blasphemous words|strong="G4487" against|strong="G1519" Moses|strong="G3475" and|strong="G2532" against|strong="G1519" God|strong="G2316".”
12 They|strong="G2532" also|strong="G2532" stirred|strong="G2532" up|strong="G1519" the|strong="G2532" people|strong="G2992", the|strong="G2532" elders|strong="G4245", and|strong="G2532" the|strong="G2532" scribes|strong="G1122". So|strong="G2532" they|strong="G2532" came|strong="G2532" up|strong="G1519" to|strong="G1519" Stephen, seized|strong="G4884" him|strong="G3588", and|strong="G2532" brought|strong="G2532" him|strong="G3588" to|strong="G1519" the|strong="G2532" Sanhedrin|strong="G4892".
13 Then|strong="G2532" they|strong="G2532" put|strong="G2476" forward|strong="G2476" false|strong="G5571" witnesses|strong="G3144" who|strong="G3588" said|strong="G3004", “This|strong="G3778" man|strong="G3778" does|strong="G2980" not|strong="G3756" stop|strong="G3973" speaking|strong="G2980" blasphemous words|strong="G4487" against|strong="G2596" the|strong="G2532" holy place|strong="G5117" and|strong="G2532" against|strong="G2596" the|strong="G2532" law|strong="G3551".
14 For|strong="G1063" we|strong="G2249" heard him|strong="G3588" saying|strong="G3004" that|strong="G3754" this|strong="G3778" Jesus|strong="G2424" of|strong="G2532" Nazareth|strong="G3480" will|strong="G2532" destroy|strong="G2647" this|strong="G3778" place|strong="G5117" and|strong="G2532" change the|strong="G2532" customs|strong="G1485" that|strong="G3754" Moses|strong="G3475" handed|strong="G3860" down|strong="G2647" to|strong="G2532" us|strong="G3004".”
15 And|strong="G2532" all|strong="G3956" who|strong="G3588" were|strong="G3588" sitting|strong="G2516" in|strong="G1722" the|strong="G1722" Sanhedrin|strong="G4892" stared at|strong="G1722" Stephen intently and|strong="G2532" saw|strong="G3708" that|strong="G3588" his|strong="G3956" face|strong="G4383" was|strong="G3588" like|strong="G5616" the|strong="G1722" face|strong="G4383" of|strong="G2532" an|strong="G2532" angel.