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And in those days, the disciples having multiplied, a murmuring of the Hellenists against the Hebrews occurred, because their widows were overlooked in the daily serving. |
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And the Twelve called near the multitude of the disciples and said, It is not pleasing to us, leaving the Word of God, to serve tables. |
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Therefore, brothers, look out among you seven men being witnessed to, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this duty. |
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But we will give ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the Word. |
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And the saying pleased all the multitude. And they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicholas, a proselyte of Antioch. |
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They set these before the apostles. And having prayed, they laid hands on them. |
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And the Word of God was increasing. And the number of the disciples in Jerusalem was multiplying exceedingly; even a great crowd of the priests obeyed the faith. |
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And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people. |
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Then there arose certain of the synagogue which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of those from Cilicia and from Asia, disputing with Stephen. |
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And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spoke. |
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And they induced men to be saying, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God. |
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And they stirred up the people and the elders and the scribes. And coming on, they seized him and brought him to the sanhedrin. |
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And they set up false witnesses, who said, This man does not cease speaking blasphemous words against this holy place and the Law. |
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For we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered to us. |
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And looking intently at him. all those sitting in the sanhedrin saw his face as if it were the face of an angel. |
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