1And[G1161]in[G1722]those[G5025]days[G2250], when the number[G4129] of the disciples[G3101] was multiplied[G4129], there arose[G1096] a murmuring[G1112] of the Grecians[G1675]against[G4314] the Hebrews[G1445], because[G3754]their[G846]widows[G5503] were neglected[G3865]in[G1722] the daily[G2522]ministration[G1248].
2Then[G1161] the twelve[G1427]called[G4341] the multitude[G4128] of the disciples[G3101] unto them, and said[G2036], It is[G2076]not[G3756]reason[G701] that we[G2248] should leave[G2641] the word[G3056] of God[G2316], and serve[G1247]tables[G5132].
3Wherefore[G3767], brethren[G80], look ye out[G1980]among[G1537]you[G5216]seven[G2033]men[G435] of honest report[G3140], full[G4134] of the Holy[G40]Ghost[G4151]and[G2532]wisdom[G4678], whom[G3739] we may appoint[G2525]over[G1909]this[G5026]business[G5532].
4But[G1161]we[G2249] will give ourselves continually[G4342] to prayer[G4335], and[G2532] to the ministry[G1248] of the word[G3056].
5And[G2532] the saying[G3056]pleased[G700] the whole[G3956]multitude[G4128]: and[G2532] they chose[G1586]Stephen[G4736], a man[G435]full[G4134] of faith[G4102]and[G2532] of the Holy[G40]Ghost[G4151], and[G2532]Philip[G5376], and[G2532]Prochorus[G4402], and[G2532]Nicanor[G3527], and[G2532]Timon[G5096], and[G2532]Parmenas[G3937], and[G2532]Nicolas[G3532] a proselyte[G4339] of Antioch[G491]:
6Whom[G3739] they set[G2476]before[G1799] the apostles[G652]: and[G2532] when they had prayed[G4336], they laid[G2007] their hands[G5495]on[G2007]them[G846].
7And[G2532] the word[G3056] of God[G2316]increased[G837]; and[G5037] the number[G706] of the disciples[G3101]multiplied[G4129]in[G1722]Jerusalem[G2419]greatly[G4970]; and[G5037] a great[G4183]company[G3793] of the priests[G2409] were obedient[G5219] to the faith[G4102].
8And[G1161]Stephen[G4736], full[G4134] of faith[G4102]and[G2532]power[G1411], did[G4160]great[G3173]wonders[G5059]and[G2532]miracles[G4592]among[G1722] the people[G2992].
9Then[G1161] there arose[G450]certain[G5100]of[G1537] the synagogue[G4864], which[G3588] is called[G3004] the synagogue[G4864]of[G575] the Libertines[G3032], and[G2532]Cyrenians[G2956], and[G2532]Alexandrians[G221], and[G2532]of[G575] them of[G575]Cilicia[G2791]and[G2532]of[G575]Asia[G773], disputing[G4802] with Stephen[G4736].
10And[G2532] they were[G2480]not[G3756]able[G2480] to resist[G436] the wisdom[G4678]and[G2532] the spirit[G4151] by which[G3739] he spake[G2980].
11Then[G5119] they suborned[G5260]men[G435], which said[G3004], We have heard[G191]him[G846]speak[G2980]blasphemous[G989]words[G4487]against[G1519]Moses[G3475], and[G2532]against[G1519]God[G2316].
12And[G5037] they stirred up[G4787] the people[G2992], and[G2532] the elders[G4245], and[G2532] the scribes[G1122], and[G2532] came upon[G2186]him[G846], and[G2532]caught[G4884]him[G846], and[G2532]brought[G71]him[G846]to[G1519] the council[G4892],
13And[G5037] set up[G2476]false[G5571]witnesses[G3144], which said[G3004], This[G5127]man[G444]ceaseth[G3973]not[G3756] to speak[G2980]blasphemous[G989]words[G4487]against[G2596]this[G3778]holy[G40]place[G5117], and[G2532] the law[G3551]:
14For[G1063] we have heard[G191]him[G846]say[G3004], that[G3754]this[G5126]Jesus[G2424] of Nazareth[G3480] shall destroy[G2647]this[G3778]place[G5117], and[G2532] shall change[G236] the customs[G1485]which[G3739]Moses[G3475]delivered[G3860]us[G2254].
15And[G2532]all[G537] that sat[G2516]in[G1722] the council[G4892], looking stedfastly[G816]on[G1519]him[G846], saw[G1492]his[G846]face[G4383] as it had been[G5616] the face[G4383] of an angel[G32].