Instead, (A)brothers and sisters, select from among you seven men of good reputation, (B)full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may put in charge of this task. But we will (C)devote ourselves to prayer and to the [a]ministry of the word.” The [b]announcement found approval with the whole [c]congregation; and they chose (D)Stephen, a man (E)full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and (F)Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and [d]Nicolas, a [e](G)proselyte from (H)Antioch. And they brought these men before the apostles; and after (I)praying, they (J)laid their hands on them.

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Footnotes

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

Brothers and sisters,(A) choose seven men from among you who are known to be full of the Spirit(B) and wisdom. We will turn this responsibility over to them(C) and will give our attention to prayer(D) and the ministry of the word.”

This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen,(E) a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit;(F) also Philip,(G) Procorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas from Antioch, a convert to Judaism. They presented these men to the apostles, who prayed(H) and laid their hands on them.(I)

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