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揀選七人辦理供給的事
6:1
[NASB] Now at this time while the disciples were increasing {in number,} a complaint arose on the part of the Hellenistic {Jews} against the {native} Hebrews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily serving {of food.}
6:2
[NASB] So the twelve summoned the congregation of the disciples and said, "It is not desirable for us to neglect the word of God in order to serve tables.
6:3
[NASB] "Therefore, brethren, select from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may put in charge of this task.
6:4
[NASB] "But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word."
6:5
[NASB] The statement found approval with the whole congregation; and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas and Nicolas, a proselyte from Antioch.
6:6
[NASB] And these they brought before the apostles; and after praying, they laid their hands on them.
6:7
[NASB] The word of God kept on spreading; and the number of the disciples continued to increase greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests were becoming obedient to the faith.
司提反被捕
6:8
[NASB] And Stephen, full of grace and power, was performing great wonders and signs among the people.
6:9
[NASB] But some men from what was called the Synagogue of the Freedmen, {including} both Cyrenians and Alexandrians, and some from Cilicia and Asia, rose up and argued with Stephen.
6:10
[NASB] But they were unable to cope with the wisdom and the Spirit with which he was speaking.
6:11
[NASB] Then they secretly induced men to say, "We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and {against} God."
6:12
[NASB] And they stirred up the people, the elders and the scribes, and they came up to him and dragged him away and brought him before the Council.
6:13
[NASB] They put forward false witnesses who said, "This man incessantly speaks against this holy place and the Law;
6:14
[NASB] for we have heard him say that this Nazarene, Jesus, will destroy this place and alter the customs which Moses handed down to us."
6:15
[NASB] And fixing their gaze on him, all who were sitting in the Council saw his face like the face of an angel.
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