1995 New American Standard Bible (NASB)
Acts 6
1 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: 3 appoint the office of deaconship to seven chosen men. 5 Of whom Stephen, a man full of faith, and of the Holy Ghost, is one. 12 Who is taken of those, whom he confounded in disputing, 13 and after falsely accused of blasphemy against the Law and the Temple.
6:1
Now 1161 at this 3778 time 2250 while the disciples 3101 were increasing 4129 [in number], a complaint 1112 arose 1096 on the part of the Hellenistic 1675 [Jews] against 4314 the [native] Hebrews 1445, because 3754 their widows 5503 were being overlooked 3865 in the daily 2522 serving 1248 [of food].
6:2
So 1161 the twelve 1427 summoned 4341 the congregation 4128 of the disciples 3101 and said 3004, “It is not desirable 701 for us to neglect 2641 the word 3056 of God 2316 in order to serve 1247 tables 5132.
6:3
“Therefore 1161, brethren 80, select 1980a from among 1537 you seven 2033 men 435 of good 3140 reputation 3140, full 4134 of the Spirit 4151 and of wisdom 4678, whom 3739 we may put 2525 in charge 2525 of this 3778 task 5532.
6:4
“But we will devote 4342 ourselves 4342 to prayer 4335 and to the ministry 1248 of the word 3056.”
6:5
The statement 3056 found 700 approval 700 with the whole 3956 congregation 4128; and they chose 1586 Stephen 4736, a man 435 full 4134 of faith 4102 and of the Holy 40 Spirit 4151, and Philip 5376, Prochorus 4402, Nicanor 3527, Timon 5096, Parmenas 3937 and Nicolas 3532, a proselyte 4339 from Antioch 491.
6:6
And these 3739 they brought 2476 before 1799 the apostles 652; and after praying 4336, they laid 2007 their hands 5495 on them.
6:7
¶ The word 3056 of God 2316 kept on spreading 837; and the number 706 of the disciples 3101 continued to increase 4129 greatly 4970 in Jerusalem 2419, and a great 4183 many 3793 of the priests 2409 were becoming 5219 obedient 5219 to the faith 4102.
6:8
¶ And Stephen 4736, full 4134 of grace 5485 and power 1411, was performing 4160 great 3173 wonders 5059 and signs 4592 among 1722 the people 2992.
6:9
But some 5100 men 5100 from what was called 3004 the Synagogue 4864 of the Freedmen 3032, [including] both 2532 Cyrenians 2956 and Alexandrians 221, and some 3588 from Cilicia 2791 and Asia 773, rose 450 up and argued 4802 with Stephen 4736.
6:10
But they were unable 3756 2480 to cope 436 with the wisdom 4678 and the Spirit 4151 with which 3739 he was speaking 2980.
6:11
Then 5119 they secretly 5260 induced 5260 men 435 to say 3004, “We have heard 191 him speak 2980 blasphemous 989 words 4487 against 1519 Moses 3475 and [against] God 2316.”
6:12
And they stirred 4787 up the people 2992, the elders 4245 and the scribes 1122, and they came 2186 up to him and dragged 4884 him away 4884 and brought 71 him before 1519 the Council 4892.
6:13
They put 2476 forward 2476 false 5571 witnesses 3144 who said 3004, “This 3778 man 444 incessantly 3756 3973 speaks 2980 against 2596 this 3778 holy 40 place 5117 and the Law 3551;
6:14
for we have heard 191 him say 3004 that this 3778 Nazarene 3480, Jesus 2424, will destroy 2647 this 3778 place 5117 and alter 236 the customs 1485 which 3739 Moses 3475 handed 3860 down 3860 to us.”
6:15
And fixing 816 their gaze 816 on him, all 3956 who were sitting 2516 in the Council 4892 saw 3708 his face 4383 like 5616 the face 4383 of an angel 32a.
