CHAP. VI.
1 The Apostles desirous to haue the poore regarded for their bodily sustenance, as also carefull themselues to dispense the word of God, the foode of the soule: 3 Appoint the office of Deaconship to seuen chosen men. 5 Of whom, Steuen a man full of faith, & of the holy Ghost, is one. 12 Who is taken of those, whom he confounded in disputing, 13 and after falsely accused of blasphemie against the law and the temple.
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1 And in those dayes when the number of the Disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrewes, because their widowes were neglected in the daily ministration.
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2 Then the twelue called the multitude of the disciples vnto them, and said, It is not reason that we should leaue the word of God, and serue tables.
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3 Wherefore brethren, looke ye out among you seuen men of honest report, full of the holy Ghost, and wisedome, whom we may appoint ouer this businesse.
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4 But we will giue our selues continually to prayer, and to the ministerie of the word.
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5 ¶ And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Steuen, a man full of faith and of the holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Permenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch.
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6 Whom they set before the Apostles: and when they had praied, they layd their hands on them.
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7 And the word of God encreased, and the number of the Disciples multiplied in Hierusalem greatly, and a great company of the Priests were obedient to the faith.
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8 And Steuen full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people.
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9 ¶ Then there arose certaine 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 Steuen.
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10 And they were not able to resist the wisedome and the spirit by which he spake.
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11 Then they suborned men which said, We haue heard him speake blasphemous words against Moses, and against God.
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12 And they stirred vp the people, and the Elders, and the Scribes, and came vpon him, and caught him, and brought him to the Councell,
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13 And set vp false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speake blasphemous words against this holy place, and the Law.
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14 For we haue heard him say, that this Iesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, & shall change the || Customes which Moses deliuered vs. [ ||Or, rites. ]
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15 And all that sate in the Councell, looking stedfastly on him, saw his face as it had bene the face of an Angel.
