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Choosing of the Seven1 Now° Iat this° time° while the adisciples° were bincreasing° [in number], a complaint° arose° on the part of the IIcHellenistic° [Jews] against° the [native] dHebrews°, because° their ewidows° were being overlooked° in fthe daily° serving° [of food]. 2 So° the twelve° summoned° the Icongregation° of the disciples° and said°, “It is not desirable° for us to neglect° the word° of God° in order to serve° tables°. 3 Therefore°, abrethren°, select° from among° you seven° men° of good° reputation°, bfull° of the Spirit° and of wisdom°, whom° we may put° in charge° of this° task°. 4 But we will adevote° ourselves° to prayer° and to the Iministry° of the word°.” 5 The statement° found° approval° with the whole° Icongregation°; and they chose° aStephen°, a man° bfull° of faith° and of the Holy° Spirit°, and cPhilip°, Prochorus°, Nicanor°, Timon°, Parmenas° and IINicolas°, a IIIdproselyte° from eAntioch°. 6 And these° they brought° before° the apostles°; and after apraying°, they blaid° their hands° on them. [1] ILit in these days IIJews who adopted the Gr language and much of Gr culture through acculturation aAc 11:26 bAc 2:47; 6:7 cAc 9:29; 11:20 d2Co 11:22; Php 3:5 eAc 9:39, 41; 1Ti 5:3 fAc 4:35; 11:29
[2] ILit multitude [3] aJn 21:23; Ac 1:15 bAc 2:4 [4] IOr service aAc 1:14 [5] ILit multitude IIGr Nikolaos IIII.e. a Gentile convert to Judaism aAc 6:8ff; 11:19; 22:20 bAc 6:3; 11:24 cAc 8:5ff; 21:8 dMt 23:15 eAc 11:19 [6] aAc 1:24 bNu 8:10; 27:18; Dt 34:9; Mk 5:23; Ac 8:17ff; 9:17; 13:3; 19:6; 1Ti 4:14; 2Ti 1:6; He 6:2 7 ¶ aThe word° of God° kept on spreading°; and bthe number° of the disciples° continued to increase° greatly° in Jerusalem°, and a great° many° of the priests° were becoming° obedient° to cthe faith°. 8 ¶ And Stephen°, full° of grace° and power°, was performing° great° awonders° and Isigns° among° the people°. 9 But some° men° from what was called° the Synagogue° of the Freedmen°, [including] both° aCyrenians° and bAlexandrians°, and some° from cCilicia° and IdAsia°, 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 acame° up to him and dragged° him away° and brought° him Ibefore° bthe IICouncil°. 13 They put° forward° afalse° witnesses° who said°, “This° man° incessantly°° speaks° against° this° bholy° place° and the Law°; 14 for we have heard° him say° that athis° Nazarene°, Jesus°, will destroy° this° place° and alter° bthe customs° which° Moses° handed° down° to us.” 15 And fixing° their gaze° on him, all° who were sitting° in the IaCouncil° saw° his face° like° the face° of an angel°. [8] IOr attesting miracles aJn 4:48
[9] II.e. west coast province of Asia Minor aMt 27:32; Ac 2:10 bAc 18:24 cAc 15:23, 41; 21:39; 22:3; 23:34; 27:5; Ga 1:21 dAc 16:6; 19:10; 21:27; 24:18 [12] ILit into IIOr Sanhedrin aLk 20:1; Ac 4:1 bMt 5:22 [13] aMt 26:59-61; Ac 7:58 bMt 24:15; Ac 21:28; 25:8 [14] aMt 26:61 bAc 15:1; 21:21; 26:3; 28:17 [15] IOr Sanhedrin aMt 5:22 Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. NAS Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries Copyright © 1981, 1998 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved. |
The Apostles, desirous to have the poor regarded for their bodily sustenance, as also careful themselves to dispense the Word of God, the food of the soul:1 ¶ Andº inº thoseº days,º when the number¹ª of the² disciplesº was multiplied,ºª there aroseºª a murmuringº of the² Greciansº againstº the² Hebrews,º becauseº theirº widowsº were neglectedºª inº the² dailyº ministration.º 2 Thenº the² twelveº calledºª the² multitudeº of the² disciplesº [unto them], and said,ºª It isºª notº reasonº that weº should leaveºª the² wordº of God,º and serveºª tables.º [1] Dt 24:19; 26:12; Jb 29:13; 31:16; Ps 72:16; 110:3; Is 1:17; 27:6; Jr 30:19; Ezk 22:7; Mal 3:5; Mt 23:14; Ac 2:41, 45, 47; 4:4, 35; 5:14, 28; 6:7; 9:29, 39, 41; 11:20; 1Co 10:10; 2Co 11:22; Php 3:5; 1Ti 5:4, 9; He 13:1; Jm 1:27; 4:5; 5:9.
[2] Ex 18:17; Nu 11:11; Dt 1:9; Ne 6:3; Ac 4:19; 21:22; 25:27; 2Ti 2:4. appoint the office of deaconship to seven chosen men.3 Wherefore,º brethren,º look ye outºª amongº youº sevenº menº of honest report,ºª fullº of the Holyº Ghostº andº wisdom,º whomº we may appointºª overº thisº business.º 4 Butº weº will give ourselves continuallyºª to prayer,º andº to the² ministryº of the² word.º [3] Gn 41:38; Nu 11:16, 17; 27:18; Dt 1:13; Jb 32:7; Is 11:2; 28:6, 26; Mt 23:8; Ac 1:21; 2:4; 6:6; 9:30; 10:22; 13:2; 15:23; 16:2; 22:12; 1Co 12:8; 16:3; 2Co 8:19; Ep 5:18; 1Ti 3:7, 8, 10; 5:10; Jm 1:17; 3:17; 1Jn 3:14; 3Jn 1:12.
[4] Ac 1:14; 2:42; 13:2; 20:19; Ro 1:9; 12:6; 1Co 9:16; Ep 1:15; 3:14; Php 1:4, 9; Col 1:9; 2:1; 4:12, 17; 1Ti 4:13; 2Ti 4:2. Of whom Stephen, a man full of faith, and of the Holy Ghost, is one.5 ¶ Andº the² sayingº pleasedºª¹ the² wholeº multitude:º andº they choseºª Stephen,º a manº fullº of faithº andº of the Holyº Ghost,º andº Philip,º andº Prochorus,º andº Nicanor,º andº Timon,º andº Parmenas,º andº Nicolasº a proselyteº of Antioch:º 6 Whomº they setºª beforeº the² apostles:º andº when they had prayed,ºª they laid¹ª [their] hands¹ onºª² them.º 7 Andº the² wordº of Godº increased;ºª andº the² numberº of the² disciplesº multipliedºª inº Jerusalemº greatly;º andº a greatº companyº of the² priestsº were obedientºª to the² faith.º 8 Andº Stephen,º fullº of faithº andº power,º didºª greatº wondersº andº miraclesº amongº the² people.º [5] Gn 41:37; Pv 15:1, 23; 25:11; Mi 3:8; Ac 6:3, 8, 10; 7:1; 8:1, 5, 26; 11:24; 13:1; 15:22; 21:8; Rv 2:6, 15.
[6] Ac 1:24; 8:17; 9:17; 13:3; 1Ti 4:14; 5:22; 2Ti 1:6. [7] 2Ch 29:34; 30:24; Ps 132:9, 16; Mt 19:30; Lk 2:34; Jn 12:42; Ac 12:24; 19:20; 21:20; Ro 1:5; 16:26; Col 1:6; 2Th 1:8; 2Ti 2:9; He 5:9; 11:8. [8] Ac 2:17; 4:29; 6:3, 5, 10, 15; 7:55; 8:6; Ep 4:11; 1Ti 3:13. 9 ¶ Thenº there aroseºª certainº ofº the² synagogue,º which¹ is calledºª [the synagogue] of the Libertines,º andº Cyrenians,º andº Alexandrians,º andº of them² ofº Ciliciaº andº of Asia,º disputing¹ª with² Stephen.º 10 Andº they were¹ª not¹ ableºª² to resistºª the² wisdomº andº the² spiritº by whichº he spake.ºª 11 Thenº they subornedºª men,º which said,ºª¹ We have heardºª himº speakºª blasphemousº wordsº againstº Moses,º andº [against] God.º [9] Mt 10:17; 23:34; 27:32; Mk 13:9; Lk 21:12; Ac 2:9, 10; 11:20; 13:1, 45; 15:23, 41; 16:6; 17:17; 18:24; 19:10, 26; 21:27, 39; 22:3, 19; 23:34; 26:11; 27:5, 6; 1Co 1:20; Ga 1:21.
[10] Ex 4:12; Jb 32:8, 18; Is 54:17; Jr 1:18; 15:20; Ezk 3:27; Mi 3:8; Mt 10:19; Lk 1:17; 12:11; 21:15; Jn 7:46; Ac 5:39; 7:51; 1Co 2:4. [11] Lv 24:16; 1K 21:10, 13; Mt 26:59; 28:12; Jn 1:17; 5:45; 9:29; 10:33; 16:3; Ac 6:13; 7:37; 15:21; 18:6; 21:20, 28; 23:12; 24:1; 25:3, 7; 26:11; Ro 3:8; 1Ti 1:13; He 3:2. Who is taken of those, whom he confounded in disputing,12 Andº they stirred upºª the² people,º andº the² elders,º andº the² scribes,º andº came uponºª [him], and caughtºª him,º andº broughtºª [him] toº the² council,º and after falsely accused of blasphemy against the Law and the Temple.13 Andº set upºª falseº witnesses,º which said,ºª This¹² manº ceasethºª notº to speakºª blasphemousº wordsº againstº this¹² holyº place,º andº the² law:º 14 Forº we have heardºª himº say,ºª thatº this¹² Jesusº of Nazarethº shall destroyºª this¹² place,º andº shall changeºª the² customsº whichº Mosesº deliveredºª us.º 15 Andº allº that satºª inº the² council,º looking stedfastlyºª onº him,º sawºª hisº faceº as it had beenº the faceº of an angel.º [13] Ps 27:12; 35:11; 56:5; Ac 6:11.
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