Acts 6
Good News Translation
The Seven Helpers
6 Some time later, as the number of disciples kept growing, there was a quarrel between the Greek-speaking Jews and the native Jews. The Greek-speaking Jews claimed that their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution of funds. 2 So the twelve apostles called the whole group of believers together and said, “It is not right for us to neglect the preaching of God's word in order to handle finances. 3 So then, friends, choose seven men among you who are known to be full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, and we will put them in charge of this matter. 4 We ourselves, then, will give our full time to prayer and the work of preaching.”
5 The whole group was pleased with the apostles' proposal, so they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, and Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a Gentile from Antioch who had earlier been converted to Judaism. 6 The group presented them to the apostles, who prayed and placed their hands on them.
7 And so the word of God continued to spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem grew larger and larger, and a great number of priests accepted the faith.
The Arrest of Stephen
8 Stephen, a man richly blessed by God and full of power, performed great miracles and wonders among the people. 9 But he was opposed by some men who were members of the synagogue of the Freedmen[a] (as it was called), which had Jews from Cyrene and Alexandria. They and other Jews from the provinces of Cilicia and Asia started arguing with Stephen. 10 But the Spirit gave Stephen such wisdom that when he spoke, they could not refute him. 11 So they bribed some men to say, “We heard him speaking against Moses and against God!” 12 In this way they stirred up the people, the elders, and the teachers of the Law. They seized Stephen and took him before the Council. 13 Then they brought in some men to tell lies about him. “This man,” they said, “is always talking against our sacred Temple and the Law of Moses. 14 We heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will tear down the Temple and change all the customs which have come down to us from Moses!” 15 All those sitting in the Council fixed their eyes on Stephen and saw that his face looked like the face of an angel.
Footnotes
- Acts 6:9 These were Jews who had been slaves, but had bought or been given their freedom.
Mga Gawa 6
Ang Biblia (1978)
6 Nang mga araw ngang ito, (A)nang dumadami ang bilang ng mga alagad, ay nagkaroon ng bulongbulungan ang mga (B)Greco-Judio laban sa mga Hebreo, sapagka't ang kanilang mga babaing bao ay pinababayaan (C)sa pamamahagi sa araw-araw.
2 At tinawag ng labingdalawa ang karamihang mga alagad, at sinabi, Hindi marapat na aming pabayaan ang salita ng Dios, at mangaglingkod sa mga dulang.
3 Magsihanap nga kayo, mga kapatid, sa inyo, (D)ng pitong lalake na may mabuting katunayan, puspos ng Espiritu at ng karunungan, na ating mailalagay sa gawaing ito.
4 Datapuwa't magsisipanatili kaming matibay sa pananalangin, at sa ministerio ng salita.
5 At minagaling ng buong karamihan ang pananalitang ito: at kanilang inihalal si Esteban, (E)taong puspos ng pananampalataya at ng Espiritu Santo, (F)at si Felipe, at si Procoro, at si Nicanor, at si Timon, at si Parmenas, at si Nicolas na taga (G)Antioquia (H)na naging Judio;
6 Na siyang iniharap nila sa mga apostol: at nang sila'y (I)mangakapanalangin na, ay (J)ipinatong nila ang kanilang mga kamay sa mga yaon.
7 At lumago ang salita ng Dios; at dumaming lubha sa Jerusalem ang bilang ng mga alagad; at nagsitalima sa pananampalataya ang lubhang maraming (K)saserdote.
8 At si Esteban, na puspos ng biyaya at ng kapangyarihan, ay gumawa ng mga dakilang kababalaghan at mga tanda sa mga tao.
9 Datapuwa't nagsitindig ang ilan sa nangasa sinagoga, na tinatawag na sinagoga ng mga Libertino, at ng mga Cireneo, at ng mga Alejandrino, at ng mga taga Cilicia, at taga Asia, na nangakipagtalo kay Esteban.
10 At (L)hindi sila makalaban sa karunungan at sa Espiritu na kaniyang ipinangungusap.
11 Nang magkagayo'y nagsisuhol sila (M)sa mga lalake, na nangagsabi, Narinig naming siya'y nagsalita ng mga salitang kapusungan laban kay Moises at sa Dios.
12 At kanilang ginulo ang bayan, at ang mga matanda, at ang mga eskriba, at kanilang dinaluhong, at sinunggaban si Esteban, at dinala siya sa Sanedrin,
13 At nangagharap ng mga saksing sinungaling, na nangagsabi, Ang taong ito'y hindi naglilikat ng pagsasalita ng mga salitang laban dito sa dakong banal, at sa kautusan:
14 Sapagka't narinig naming kaniyang sinabi, na itong si Jesus na taga Nazaret ay (N)iwawasak ang dakong ito, at babaguhin ang mga kaugaliang ibinigay sa atin ni Moises.
15 At ang lahat ng nangakaupo sa Sanedrin, na nagsisititig sa kaniya, ay kanilang nakita ang kaniyang mukha na katulad ng mukha ng isang anghel.
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