Hechos 6
Dios Habla Hoy
Nombramiento de siete ayudantes
6 En aquel tiempo, como el número de los creyentes iba aumentando, los de habla griega comenzaron a quejarse de los de habla hebrea, diciendo que las viudas griegas no eran bien atendidas en la distribución diaria de ayuda. 2 Los doce apóstoles reunieron a todos los creyentes, y les dijeron:
—No está bien que nosotros dejemos de anunciar el mensaje de Dios para dedicarnos a la administración. 3 Así que, hermanos, busquen entre ustedes siete hombres de confianza, entendidos y llenos del Espíritu Santo, para que les encarguemos estos trabajos. 4 Nosotros seguiremos orando y proclamando el mensaje de Dios.
5 Todos estuvieron de acuerdo, y escogieron a Esteban, hombre lleno de fe y del Espíritu Santo, y a Felipe, a Prócoro, a Nicanor, a Timón, a Pármenas y a Nicolás, uno de Antioquía que antes se había convertido al judaísmo. 6 Luego los llevaron a donde estaban los apóstoles, los cuales oraron y les impusieron las manos.
7 El mensaje de Dios iba extendiéndose, y el número de los creyentes aumentaba mucho en Jerusalén. Incluso muchos sacerdotes judíos aceptaban la fe.
Arresto de Esteban
8 Esteban, lleno del poder y la bendición de Dios, hacía milagros y señales entre el pueblo. 9 Algunos de la sinagoga llamada de los Esclavos Libertados, junto con algunos de Cirene, de Alejandría, de Cilicia y de la provincia de Asia, comenzaron a discutir con Esteban; 10 pero no podían hacerle frente, porque hablaba con la sabiduría que le daba el Espíritu Santo. 11 Pagaron entonces a unos para que afirmaran que lo habían oído decir palabras ofensivas contra Moisés y contra Dios. 12 De este modo alborotaron al pueblo, a los ancianos y a los maestros de la ley; por lo cual atacaron a Esteban, lo apresaron y lo llevaron ante la Junta Suprema. 13 Además buscaron testigos falsos, que dijeron:
—Ese hombre no deja de hablar contra este santo templo y contra la ley. 14 Le hemos oído decir que ese Jesús de Nazaret va a destruir el templo y que va a cambiar las costumbres que nos dejó Moisés.
15 Las autoridades y todos los que estaban allí sentados, al mirar a Esteban, vieron que su cara era como la de un ángel.
Acts 6
Lexham English Bible
The First Seven Deacons Appointed
6 Now in these days, as[a] the disciples were increasing in number,[b] a complaint arose by the Greek-speaking Jews[c] against the Hebraic Jews[d] because[e] their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.[f] 2 So the twelve summoned the community of disciples and[g] said, “It is not desirable that we neglect the word of God to serve tables. 3 So, brothers, select from among you seven men of good reputation,[h] full of the Spirit and wisdom, whom we will put in charge of this need. 4 But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.” 5 And the statement pleased the whole group, and they chose Stephen (a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit), and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus (a convert from Antioch), 6 whom they stood before the apostles. And they prayed and[i] placed their[j] hands on them.
7 And the word of God kept spreading, and the number of disciples in Jerusalem was increasing greatly, and a large number of priests began obeying[k] the faith.
Stephen Arrested
8 Now Stephen, full of grace and power, was performing great wonders and signs among the people. 9 But some of those from the Synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called),[l] both Cyrenians and Alexandrians, and those from Cilicia and Asia,[m] stood up and[n] disputed with Stephen. 10 And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit with which he was speaking. 11 Then they secretly instigated men who said, “We have heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God!” 12 And they incited the people and the elders and the scribes, and they came up and[o] seized him and brought him[p] to the Sanhedrin.[q] 13 And they put forward false witnesses who said, “This man does not stop speaking words against the holy place[r] and the law! 14 For we have heard him saying that this Nazarene Jesus will destroy this place and will change the customs that Moses handed down to us.” 15 And as they[s] looked intently at him, all those who were sitting in the Sanhedrin[t] saw his face was like the face of an angel.
Footnotes
- Acts 6:1 Here “as” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“were increasing”)
- Acts 6:1 *The words “in number” are not in the Greek text but are implied
- Acts 6:1 Literally “Hellenists”
- Acts 6:1 Literally “Hebrews”
- Acts 6:1 Or “that”
- Acts 6:1 *The words “of food” are not in the Greek text but are implied
- Acts 6:2 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“summoned”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Acts 6:3 Literally “well spoken of”
- Acts 6:6 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“prayed”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Acts 6:6 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
- Acts 6:7 The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began obeying”)
- Acts 6:9 Literally “called”
- Acts 6:9 A reference to the Roman province of Asia (modern Asia Minor)
- Acts 6:9 Here “and” is supplied because the participle (“disputed”) has been translated as a finite verb in keeping with English style
- Acts 6:12 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“came up”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Acts 6:12 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Acts 6:12 Or “council”
- Acts 6:13 Some manuscripts have “this holy place”
- Acts 6:15 Here “as” is supplied as a component of the participle (“looked intently”) which is understood as temporal
- Acts 6:15 Or “council”
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