Acts 6
King James Version
6 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.
2 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.
3 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.
4 But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.
5 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:
6 Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.
7 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.
8 And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people.
9 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.
10 And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake.
11 Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God.
12 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,
13 And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:
14 For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered us.
15 And all that sat in the council, looking stedfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel.
Acts 6
New Life Version
Church Leaders Are Chosen
6 In those days the group of followers was getting larger. Greek-speaking Jews in the group complained against the Jews living in the country around Jerusalem. The Greek-speaking Jews said that their women whose husbands had died were not taken care of when the food was given out each day. 2 So the twelve missionaries called a meeting of the many followers and said, “It is not right that we should give up preaching the Word of God to hand out food. 3 Brothers, choose from among you seven men who are respected and who are full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom. We will have them take care of this work. 4 Then we will use all of our time to pray and to teach the Word of God.”
5 These words pleased all of them. They chose Stephen who was a man full of faith and full of the Holy Spirit. They also chose Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas and Nicholas of Antioch who had become a Jew. 6 These men were taken to the missionaries. After praying, the missionaries laid their hands on them.
7 The Word of God spread further. The group of followers became much larger in Jerusalem. Many of the religious leaders believed in the faith of the Christians.
Stephen Is Brought in Front of the Religious Leaders’ Court
8 Stephen was a man full of faith and power. He did many great things among the people. 9 But some men came from their place of worship who were known as the Free people. They started to argue with Stephen. These men were from the countries of Cyrene and Alexandria and Cilicia and Asia. 10 Stephen spoke with wisdom and power given by the Holy Spirit. They were not able to say anything against what he said. 11 So they told other men to say, “We have heard him say things against Moses and God.” 12 In this way they got the people talking against Stephen. The leaders of the people and the teachers of the Law came and took him to the religious leaders’ court. 13 The people were told to lie and say, “This man keeps on talking against this place of worship and the Law of Moses. 14 We have heard him say, ‘Jesus of Nazareth is going to pull down this place. He is going to change what Moses taught us.’”
15 The men sitting in the religious leaders’ court were looking at Stephen. They all saw that his face looked like the face of an angel.
Hechos 6
Nueva Traducción Viviente
Siete hombres escogidos para servir
6 Al multiplicarse los creyentes[a] rápidamente, hubo muestras de descontento. Los creyentes que hablaban griego se quejaban de los que hablaban hebreo diciendo que sus viudas eran discriminadas en la distribución diaria de los alimentos.
2 De manera que los Doce convocaron a todos los creyentes a una reunión. Dijeron: «Nosotros, los apóstoles, deberíamos ocupar nuestro tiempo en enseñar la palabra de Dios, y no en dirigir la distribución de alimento. 3 Por lo tanto, hermanos, escojan a siete hombres que sean muy respetados, que estén llenos del Espíritu y de sabiduría. A ellos les daremos esa responsabilidad. 4 Entonces nosotros, los apóstoles, podremos dedicar nuestro tiempo a la oración y a enseñar la palabra».
5 A todos les gustó la idea y eligieron a Esteban (un hombre lleno de fe y del Espíritu Santo), a Felipe, a Prócoro, a Nicanor, a Timón, a Parmenas y a Nicolás de Antioquía (quien anteriormente se había convertido a la fe judía). 6 Estos siete hombres fueron presentados ante los apóstoles, quienes oraron por ellos y les impusieron las manos.
7 Así que el mensaje de Dios siguió extendiéndose. El número de creyentes aumentó en gran manera en Jerusalén, y muchos de los sacerdotes judíos también se convirtieron.
Arresto de Esteban
8 Esteban, un hombre lleno de la gracia y del poder de Dios, hacía señales y milagros asombrosos entre la gente. 9 Cierto día, unos hombres de la sinagoga de los Esclavos Liberados—así la llamaban—comenzaron a debatir con él. Eran judíos de Cirene, Alejandría, Cilicia y de la provincia de Asia. 10 Ninguno de ellos podía hacerle frente a la sabiduría y al Espíritu con que hablaba Esteban.
11 Entonces persuadieron a unos hombres para que dijeran mentiras acerca de Esteban. Ellos declararon: «Nosotros lo oímos blasfemar contra Moisés y hasta contra Dios». 12 Esto provocó a la gente, a los ancianos y a los maestros de la ley religiosa. Así que arrestaron a Esteban y lo llevaron ante el Concilio Supremo.[b]
13 Los testigos mentirosos dijeron: «Este hombre siempre habla contra el santo templo y contra la ley de Moisés. 14 Lo hemos oído decir que ese tal Jesús de Nazaret[c] destruirá el templo y cambiará las costumbres que Moisés nos transmitió».
15 En ese momento, todos los del Concilio Supremo fijaron la mirada en Esteban, porque su cara comenzó a brillar como la de un ángel.
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