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Acts 6 - New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB1995)

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Choosing of the Seven

6 Now [a]at this time while the (A)disciples were (B)increasing in number, a complaint arose on the part of the [b](C)Hellenistic Jews against the native (D)Hebrews, because their (E)widows were being overlooked in (F)the daily serving of food. 2 So the twelve summoned the [c]congregation of the disciples and said, “It is not desirable for us to neglect the word of God in order to serve tables. 3 Therefore, (G)brethren, select from among you seven men of good reputation, (H)full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may put in charge of this task. 4 But we will (I)devote ourselves to prayer and to the [d]ministry of the word.” 5 The statement found approval with the whole [e]congregation; and they chose (J)Stephen, a man (K)full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and (L)Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas and [f]Nicolas, a [g](M)proselyte from (N)Antioch. 6 And these they brought before the apostles; and after (O)praying, they (P)laid their hands on them.

7 (Q)The word of God kept on spreading; and (R)the number of the disciples continued to increase greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests were becoming obedient to (S)the faith.

8 And Stephen, full of grace and power, was performing great (T)wonders and [h]signs among the people. 9 But some men from what was called the Synagogue of the Freedmen, including both (U)Cyrenians and (V)Alexandrians, and some from (W)Cilicia and [i](X)Asia, rose up and argued with Stephen. 10 But they were unable to cope with the wisdom and the Spirit with which he was speaking. 11 Then they secretly induced men to say, “We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and against God.” 12 And they stirred up the people, the elders and the scribes, and they (Y)came up to him and dragged him away and brought him [j]before (Z)the [k]Council. 13 They put forward (AA)false witnesses who said, “This man incessantly speaks against this (AB)holy place and the Law; 14 for we have heard him say that (AC)this Nazarene, Jesus, will destroy this place and alter (AD)the customs which Moses handed down to us.” 15 And fixing their gaze on him, all who were sitting in the [l](AE)Council saw his face like the face of an angel.

Footnotes

  1. Acts 6:1 Lit in these days
  2. Acts 6:1 Jews who adopted the Gr language and much of Gr culture through acculturation
  3. Acts 6:2 Lit multitude
  4. Acts 6:4 Or service
  5. Acts 6:5 Lit multitude
  6. Acts 6:5 Gr Nikolaos
  7. Acts 6:5 I.e. a Gentile convert to Judaism
  8. Acts 6:8 Or attesting miracles
  9. Acts 6:9 I.e. west coast province of Asia Minor
  10. Acts 6:12 Lit into
  11. Acts 6:12 Or Sanhedrin
  12. Acts 6:15 Or Sanhedrin

Cross references

  1. Acts 6:1 : Acts 11:26
  2. Acts 6:1 : Acts 2:47; 6:7
  3. Acts 6:1 : Acts 9:29; 11:20
  4. Acts 6:1 : 2 Cor 11:22; Phil 3:5
  5. Acts 6:1 : Acts 9:39, 41; 1 Tim 5:3
  6. Acts 6:1 : Acts 4:35; 11:29
  7. Acts 6:3 : John 21:23; Acts 1:15
  8. Acts 6:3 : Acts 2:4
  9. Acts 6:4 : Acts 1:14
  10. Acts 6:5 : Acts 6:8ff; 11:19; 22:20
  11. Acts 6:5 : Acts 6:3; 11:24
  12. Acts 6:5 : Acts 8:5ff; 21:8
  13. Acts 6:5 : Matt 23:15
  14. Acts 6:5 : Acts 11:19
  15. Acts 6:6 : Acts 1:24
  16. Acts 6:6 : Num 8:10; 27:18; Deut 34:9; Mark 5:23; Acts 8:17ff; 9:17; 13:3; 19:6; 1 Tim 4:14; 2 Tim 1:6; Heb 6:2
  17. Acts 6:7 : Acts 12:24; 19:20
  18. Acts 6:7 : Acts 6:1
  19. Acts 6:7 : Acts 13:8; 14:22; Gal 1:23; 6:10; Jude 3, 20
  20. Acts 6:8 : John 4:48
  21. Acts 6:9 : Matt 27:32; Acts 2:10
  22. Acts 6:9 : Acts 18:24
  23. Acts 6:9 : Acts 15:23, 41; 21:39; 22:3; 23:34; 27:5; Gal 1:21
  24. Acts 6:9 : Acts 16:6; 19:10; 21:27; 24:18
  25. Acts 6:12 : Luke 20:1; Acts 4:1
  26. Acts 6:12 : Matt 5:22
  27. Acts 6:13 : Matt 26:59-61; Acts 7:58
  28. Acts 6:13 : Matt 24:15; Acts 21:28; 25:8
  29. Acts 6:14 : Matt 26:61
  30. Acts 6:14 : Acts 15:1; 21:21; 26:3; 28:17
  31. Acts 6:15 : Matt 5:22

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