9.
The appointment of seven deacons
6:1-6
Acts 6
:1
6:1
And in these days, as the disciples were
amultiplying in number, a murmuring of the
1bHellenists against the
2Hebrews occurred, because their
cwidows were being overlooked in the daily
ddispensing.
Acts 6
:2
6:2
And the twelve called the multitude of the disciples to
them and said, It is not
1fitting for us to forsake the word of God and serve tables.
Acts 6
:3
6:3
But brothers, look for seven
awell-attested men from among you,
1full of the
bSpirit and of
2cwisdom, whom we will appoint over this need.
Acts 6
:4
6:4
But we will continue steadfastly in
1aprayer and in the
bministry of the word.
Acts 6
:5
6:5
And the word pleased all the multitude; and they chose Stephen, a man full of
afaith and of the Holy
bSpirit, and
cPhilip and Prochorus and Nicanor and Timon and Parmenas and Nicolas, a
1proselyte of Antioch,
Acts 6
:6
6:6
Whom they set before the apostles; and when they had
aprayed, they
1blaid their hands on
2them.
10.
The growth of the word and the multiplication of the disciples
6:7
Acts 6
:7
6:7
And the word of God
1agrew, and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem
bmultiplied greatly; and a large number of the priests
cobeyed the
2dfaith.
11.
The increase of the persecution by the Jewish religionists
6:8—8:3
a.
The martyrdom of Stephen
6:8—7:60
1)
Opposed and arrested
6:8—7:1
Acts 6
:8
6:8
And Stephen, full of grace and
apower, did great
1wonders and signs among the people.
Acts 6
:9
6:9
But some of those of the
1synagogue which is called the
synagogue of the
2Libertines and of the Cyrenians and of the Alexandrians and of those from Cilicia and Asia rose up and disputed with Stephen;
Acts 6
:10
6:10
Yet they were not able to
awithstand the wisdom and the
bSpirit with which he spoke.
Acts 6
:11
6:11
Then they instigated some men to
asay, We have heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God.
Acts 6
:12
6:12
And they stirred up the people and the elders and the scribes, and they came upon
him and seized him and led
him to the
1Sanhedrin.
Acts 6
:13
6:13
And they set up
afalse bwitnesses, saying, This man does not cease speaking words
cagainst this holy
1place and the law,
Acts 6
:14
6:14
For we have heard him saying that this Jesus the Nazarene will
1destroy this place and will change the
acustoms which Moses delivered to us.
Acts 6
:15
6:15
And all those sitting in the Sanhedrin looked intently at him and saw his face as though
it were the
1face of an angel.
