Geneva1599 - Acts - 6

6:1  And in those dayes, as the nomber of ye disciples grewe, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians towards ye Hebrewes, because their widowes were neglected in the dayly ministring.

6:2  Then the twelue called the multitude of the disciples together, and sayd, It is not meete that we should leaue the worde of God to serue the tables.

6:3  Wherefore brethren, looke ye out among you seuen men of honest report, and full of the holy Ghost, and of wisedome, which we may appoint to this busines.

6:4  And we will giue our selues continually to prayer, and to the ministration of the worde.

6:5  And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Steuen a man full of fayth and of the holy Ghost, and Philippe, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a Proselyte of Antiochia,

6:6  Which they set before the Apostles: and they prayed, and layed their hands on them.

6:7  And the worde of God increased, and the nomber of the disciples was multipled in Hierusalem greatly, and a great company of the Priests were obedient to the faith.

6:8  Now Steuen full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people.

6:9  Then there arose certaine of the Synagogue, which are called Libertines, and Cyrenians, and of Alexandria, and of them of Cilicia, and of Asia, and disputed with Steuen.

6:10  But they were not able to resist the wisdome, and the Spirit by the which he spake.

6:11  Then they suborned men, which saide, We haue heard him speake blasphemous wordes against Moses, and God.

6:12  Thus they mooued the people and the Elders, and the Scribes: and running vpon him, caught him, and brought him to the Councill,

6:13  And set forth false witnesses, which sayd, This man ceasseth not to speake blasphemous wordes against this holy place, and the Law.

6:14  For we haue heard him say, that this Iesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the ordinances, which Moses gaue vs.

6:15  And as all that sate in the Councill, looked stedfastly on him, they saw his face as it had bene the face of an Angel.