Acts:6
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And in those days ,
when the number of the disciples was multiplied ,
there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews ,
because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration .
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Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them ,
and said ,
It is not reason that we should leave the word of God ,
and serve tables .
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Wherefore ,
brethren ,
look ye out among you seven men of honest report ,
full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom ,
whom we may appoint over this business .
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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 the whole multitude :
and they chose Stephen ,
a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost ,
and Philip ,
and Prochorus ,
and Nicanor ,
and Timon ,
and Parmenas ,
and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch :
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Whom they set before the apostles :
and when they had prayed ,
they laid their hands on them .
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And the word of God increased ;
and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly ;
and a great company of the priests were obedient to 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 them of Cilicia and of Asia ,
disputing with Stephen .
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And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake .
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Then they suborned men ,
which said ,
We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses ,
and against God .
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And they stirred up the people ,
and the elders ,
and the scribes ,
and came upon him ,
and caught him ,
and brought him to the council ,
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And set up false witnesses ,
which said ,
This man ceaseth not to speak 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 us .
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And all that sat in the council ,
looking stedfastly on him ,
saw his face as it had been the face of an angel .