riversident@Acts:6:1 @ IN those days, when the number of disciples was increasing, the Greek-speaking Jews began to grumble at the Hebrew Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily service.
riversident@Acts:6:2 @ Then the twelve called the body of disciples together and said, "We do not wish to leave the message of God and wait on tables.
riversident@Acts:6:3 @ Therefore, brethren, pick out seven men from among you, men of reputation, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, and we will appoint them to look after this need.
riversident@Acts:6:5 @ This proposal pleased the whole body. So they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip and Prochorus and Nicanor and Timon and Parmenas and Nicolaus, a proselyte from Antioch.
riversident@Acts:6:6 @ These they presented before the apostles, who after prayer laid their hands upon them.
riversident@Acts:6:7 @ The message of God continued to spread and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem increased greatly, and even a great body of the priests were obedient to the faith.
riversident@Acts:6:8 @ Stephen, full of grace and of power, was doing great wonders and signs among the people.
riversident@Acts:6:9 @ But certain persons from what was called the synagogue of the Libyans and Cyrenians and Alexandrians, and some from Cilicia and Asia, rose up and disputed with Stephen;
riversident@Acts:6:10 @ yet they could not hold their own against the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke.
riversident@Acts:6:11 @ Then they got some men to say, "We have heard him speaking profane words against Moses and against God."
riversident@Acts:6:12 @ They excited the people and the elders and the scribes, and coming suddenly upon Stephen they arrested him and led him to the Council.
riversident@Acts:6:13 @ There they put forward false witnesses who said, "This man never ceases saying things against this holy place and the law.
riversident@Acts:6:14 @ We have heard him say that this Jesus, the Nazarene, will destroy this place and will change the customs that Moses handed down to us."
riversident@Acts:6:15 @ All who were sitting in the Council as they looked at him saw that his face was like the face of an angel.