Verse 3
Acts 6:3
Free Bible Version
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Brothers, choose from among you seven trustworthy men full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will hand this responsibility over to them.
Original Language Text
greek
ἐπισκέψασθε ⸀δέ, ἀδελφοί, ἄνδρας ἐξ ὑμῶν μαρτυρουμένους ἑπτὰ πλήρεις ⸀πνεύματος καὶ σοφίας, οὓς ⸀καταστήσομεν ἐπὶ τῆς χρείας ταύτης·
English Translation
But you, brothers, select from among you seven men full of the Spirit and wisdom, whom we will appoint to this need.
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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...
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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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Everybody was happy with the arrangement, and they chose Stephen (a man full of trust in God (Elohim...
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The word of God (Elohim) continued to spread, and the number of disciples in Jerusalem greatly incre...
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Stephen, full of grace and God (Elohim)'s power, performed wonderful miracles among the people.
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But some started arguing with him. They were from the synagogue called “the Free,” as well as Cyreni...
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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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and called false witnesses who testified against him. “This man is always slandering the holy Temple...
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“We've heard him say that this Yashua (Jesus) of Nazareth will destroy the Temple, and will change t...
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Everyone sitting on the council looked closely at Stephen, and his face shone like the face of an an...
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