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Acts 6 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

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Choosing of the Seven

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Now G1161 [fn]at this G3778 time G2250, as the disciples G3101 were increasing G4129 in number, a complaint G1112 developed G1096 on the part of the [fn]Hellenistic G1675 Jews against G4314 the native Hebrews G1445, because G3754 their widows G5503 were being overlooked G3865 in the daily G2522 serving G1248 of food.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:2 - So G1161 the twelve G1427 summoned G4341 the [fn]congregation G4128 of the disciples G3101 and said G3004, “It is not desirable G701 for us to neglect G2641 the word G3056 of God G2316 in order to serve G1247 tables G5132.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 6:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:3 - “Instead G1161, brothers G80 and sisters, select G1980 from among G1537 you seven G2033 men G435 of good G3140 reputation G3140, full G4134 of the Spirit G4151 and of wisdom G4678, whom G3739 we may put G2525 in G2525 charge G2525 of this G3778 task G5532.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 6:4

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:4 - “But we will devote G4342 ourselves G4342 to prayer G4335 and to the [fn]ministry G1248 of the word G3056.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:5 - The [fn]announcement G3056 found G700 approval G700 with the whole G3956 [fn]congregation G4128; and they chose G1586 Stephen G4736, a man G435 full G4134 of faith G4102 and of the Holy G40 Spirit G4151, and Philip G5376, Prochorus G4402, Nicanor G3527, Timon G5096, Parmenas G3937, and [fn]Nicolas G3532, a [fn]proselyte G4339 from Antioch G491.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 6:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:6 - And they brought G2476 these G3739 men G3739 before G1799 the apostles G652; and after praying G4336, they laid G2007 their hands G5495 on G2007 them.

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The word G3056 of God G2316 kept spreading G837; and the number G706 of the disciples G3101 continued to increase G4129 greatly G4970 in Jerusalem G2419, and a great G4183 many G3793 of the priests G2409 were becoming G5219 obedient G5219 to the faith G4102.

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And Stephen G4736, full G4134 of grace G5485 and power G1411, was performing G4160 great G3173 wonders G5059 and [fn]signs G4592 among G1722 the people G2992.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 6:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:9 - But some G5100 men G5100 from what was called G3004 the Synagogue G4864 of the Freedmen G3032, including both G2532 Cyrenians G2956 and Alexandrians G221, and some G3588 from Cilicia G2791 and [fn]Asia G773, rose G450 up G450 and argued G4802 with Stephen G4736.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 6:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:10 - But they were unable G3756 G2480 to [fn]cope G436 with his wisdom G4678 and the Spirit G4151 by whom G3739 he was speaking G2980.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 6:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:11 - Then G5119 they secretly G5260 induced G5260 men G435 to say G3004, “We have heard G191 him speak G2980 blasphemous G989 words G4487 against G1519 Moses G3475 and God G2316.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:12 - And they stirred G4787 up G4787 the people G2992, the elders G4245, and the scribes G1122, and they came G2186 up G2186 to him and dragged G4884 him away G4884, and brought G71 him [fn]before G1519 the [fn]Council G4892.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:13 - They put G2476 forward G2476 false G5571 witnesses G3144 who said G3004, “This G3778 man G444 does not G3756 stop G3973 [fn]speaking G2980 against G2596 this G3778 holy G40 place G5117 and the Law G3551;

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 6:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:14 - for we have heard G191 him say G3004 that this G3778 Nazarene G3480, Jesus G2424, will destroy G2647 this G3778 place G5117 and change G236 the customs G1485 which G3739 Moses G3475 handed G3860 down G3860 to us.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 6:15

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:15 - And all G3956 who were sitting G2516 in the [fn]Council G4892 stared G816 at him, and they saw G3708 his face G4383, which was like G5616 the face G4383 of an angel G32.
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NASB20 Footnotes
Lit in these days
Jews who adopted the Gr language and much of Gr culture through acculturation
Lit multitude
Or service
Lit word
Lit multitude
Gr Nikolaos
I.e., a Gentile convert to Judaism
I.e., confirming miracles
I.e., west coast province of Asia Minor
Lit oppose
Lit into
Or Sanhedrin
Lit speaking words
Or Sanhedrin
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