### World English Bible

Acts 5

## The Acts of the Apostles

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| # Chapter 6
#### 1 | Now in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying, there arose a grumbling of the Grecian Jews against the Hebrews because their widows were neglected in the daily service.
#### 2 | The twelve called the multitude of the disciples to them and said, 'It is not appropriate for us to forsake the word of God and serve tables.
#### 3 | Therefore select from among you, brothers, seven men of good report, full of the Holy Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.
#### 4 | But we will continue steadfastly in prayer and in the ministry of the word.'
#### 5 | These words pleased the whole multitude. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch;
#### 6 | whom they set before the apostles. When they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.
#### 7 | The word of God increased and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem exceedingly. A great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.
#### 8 | Stephen, full of faith and power, performed great wonders and signs among the people.
#### 9 | But some of those who were of the synagogue called 'The Libertines,' and of the Cyrenians, of the Alexandrians, and of those of Cilicia and Asia arose, disputing with Stephen.
#### 10 | They weren't able to withstand the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spoke.
#### 11 | Then they secretly induced men who said, 'We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God.'
#### 12 | They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes, and came on him and seized him, and brought him in to the council,
#### 13 | and set up false witnesses who said, 'This man never stops speaking blasphemous words against this holy place and the law.
#### 14 | For we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place, and will change the customs which Moses delivered to us.'
#### 15 | All who sat in the council, fastening their eyes on him, saw his face like it was the face of an angel.

Acts 7

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