Verse 2
Acts 6:2
Free Bible Version
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The twelve apostles called all the believers together, and told them, “It's not appropriate for us to give up spreading the word of God (Elohim) so we can wait at tables.
Original Language Text
greek
προσκαλεσάμενοι δὲ οἱ δώδεκα τὸ πλῆθος τῶν μαθητῶν εἶπαν· Οὐκ ἀρεστόν ἐστιν ἡμᾶς καταλείψαντας τὸν λόγον τοῦ θεοῦ διακονεῖν τραπέζαις·
English Translation
But the twelve called the multitude of the disciples and said, "It is not good for us to leave the word of God and serve tables."
AI translation from greek via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 6 Context
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At this time, when the number of believers was increasing rapidly, the Greek-speaking believers star...
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The twelve apostles called all the believers together, and told them, “It's not appropriate for us t...
3
Brothers, choose from among you seven trustworthy men full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will hand th...
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We ourselves will give our full attention to prayer and the ministry of spreading the word.”
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5
Everybody was happy with the arrangement, and they chose Stephen (a man full of trust in God (Elohim...
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6
The word of God (Elohim) continued to spread, and the number of disciples in Jerusalem greatly incre...
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7
Stephen, full of grace and God (Elohim)'s power, performed wonderful miracles among the people.
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8
But some started arguing with him. They were from the synagogue called “the Free,” as well as Cyreni...
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9
So they bribed some men to say, “We heard this man blaspheme Moses, and God (Elohim) too!”
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10
They stirred up the people, and together with the elders and the teachers of the law, they came and...
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11
and called false witnesses who testified against him. “This man is always slandering the holy Temple...
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12
“We've heard him say that this Yashua (Jesus) of Nazareth will destroy the Temple, and will change t...
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13
Everyone sitting on the council looked closely at Stephen, and his face shone like the face of an an...
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