And the saying pleased the whole multitude. And they chose Stephen, (A)a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, and (B)Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and (C)Nicolas, a proselyte from Antioch, whom they set before the apostles; and (D)when they had prayed, (E)they laid hands on them.

Then (F)the word of God spread, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many (G)of the priests were obedient to the faith.

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And the thing was pleasing before all the multitude, and they did choose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch,

whom they did set before the apostles, and they, having prayed, laid on them [their] hands.

And the word of God did increase, and the number of the disciples did multiply in Jerusalem exceedingly; a great multitude also of the priests were obedient to the faith.

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The [a]announcement found approval with the whole [b]congregation; and they chose (A)Stephen, a man (B)full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and (C)Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and [c]Nicolas, a [d](D)proselyte from (E)Antioch. And they brought these men before the apostles; and after (F)praying, they (G)laid their hands on them.

(H)The word of God kept spreading; and (I)the number of the disciples continued to increase greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests were becoming obedient to (J)the faith.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 6:5 Lit word
  2. Acts 6:5 Lit multitude
  3. Acts 6:5 Gr Nikolaos
  4. Acts 6:5 I.e., a Gentile convert to Judaism