15 [a]At this time Peter stood up among (A)the brothers and sisters (a group of about 120 [b]people was there together), and said,

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 1:15 Lit In these days
  2. Acts 1:15 Lit names

Choosing of the Seven

Now [a]at this time, as the (A)disciples were (B)increasing in number, a complaint developed on the part of the [b](C)Hellenistic Jews against the native (D)Hebrews, because their (E)widows were being overlooked in (F)the daily serving of food. So the twelve summoned the [c]congregation of the disciples and said, “It is not desirable for us to neglect the word of God in order to serve tables. Instead, (G)brothers and sisters, select from among you seven men of good reputation, (H)full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may put in charge of this task. But we will (I)devote ourselves to prayer and to the [d]ministry of the word.” The [e]announcement found approval with the whole [f]congregation; and they chose (J)Stephen, a man (K)full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and (L)Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and [g]Nicolas, a [h](M)proselyte from (N)Antioch. And they brought these men before the apostles; and after (O)praying, they (P)laid their hands on them.

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

And Stephen, full of grace and power, was performing great (T)wonders and [i]signs among the people. But some men from what was called the Synagogue of the Freedmen, including both (U)Cyrenians and (V)Alexandrians, and some from (W)Cilicia and [j](X)Asia, rose up and argued with Stephen. 10 But they were unable to [k]cope with his wisdom and the Spirit by whom he was speaking. 11 Then they secretly induced men to say, “We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God.” 12 And they stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes, and they (Y)came up to him and dragged him away, and brought him [l]before (Z)the [m]Council. 13 They put forward (AA)false witnesses who said, “This man does not stop [n]speaking against this (AB)holy place and the Law; 14 for we have heard him say that (AC)this Nazarene, Jesus, will destroy this place and change (AD)the customs which Moses handed down to us.” 15 And all who were sitting in the [o](AE)Council stared at him, and they saw his face, which was like the face of an angel.

Footnotes

  1. Acts 6:1 Lit in these days
  2. Acts 6:1 Jews who adopted the Gr language and much of Gr culture through acculturation
  3. Acts 6:2 Lit multitude
  4. Acts 6:4 Or service
  5. Acts 6:5 Lit word
  6. Acts 6:5 Lit multitude
  7. Acts 6:5 Gr Nikolaos
  8. Acts 6:5 I.e., a Gentile convert to Judaism
  9. Acts 6:8 I.e., confirming miracles
  10. Acts 6:9 I.e., west coast province of Asia Minor
  11. Acts 6:10 Lit oppose
  12. Acts 6:12 Lit into
  13. Acts 6:12 Or Sanhedrin
  14. Acts 6:13 Lit speaking words
  15. Acts 6:15 Or Sanhedrin

19 and he took food and was strengthened.

Saul Begins to Preach Christ

Now (A)for several days he was with (B)the disciples who were in Damascus,

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25 but his disciples took him at night and let him down through an opening in the wall, lowering him in a large basket.

26 (A)When he came to Jerusalem, he tried repeatedly to associate with the disciples; and yet they were all afraid of him, as they did not believe that he was a disciple.

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38 Since Lydda was near (A)Joppa, (B)the disciples, having heard that Peter was there, sent two men to him, urging him, “Do not delay in coming to us.”

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26 and when he had found him, he brought him to (A)Antioch. And for an entire year they [a]met with the church and taught [b]considerable numbers of people; and (B)the disciples were first called (C)Christians in (D)Antioch.

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  1. Acts 11:26 Or were gathered together
  2. Acts 11:26 Lit a considerable crowd

52 And the disciples were continually (A)filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.

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20 But while (A)the disciples stood around him, he got up and entered the city. The next day he left with Barnabas for (B)Derbe.

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22 strengthening the souls of (A)the disciples, encouraging them to continue in (B)the faith, and saying, “(C)It is through many tribulations that we must enter the kingdom of God.”

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28 And they spent [a]a long time with (A)the disciples.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 14:28 Lit not a little

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