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OET-LV ACTs Chapter 6

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6 And in the these days multiplying the apprentices/followers, became a_grumbling of _the Hellaʸnistaʸs against the Hebraios, because the widows of _them were _being _overlooked in the the daily service.
2 And the twelve having _called _to the multitude of _the apprentices/followers said:
It _is not pleasing us, having _left the message of_ the _god, to _be _serving unto _tables.
3 but brothers examine, men from of _you _all being _attested, seven full of_the_spirit and wisdom, whom we _will _be _appointing over the this need.
4 But we will _be _persevering the in _prayer and the service of _the message.
5 And the statement brought _pleasure before all the multitude, and they _chose Stefanos, a_man full of _faith and of_the_ holy _spirit, and Filippos, and Proⱪoros, and Nikanōr, and Timōn, and Parmenas, and Nikolaos a_ from _Antioⱪeia _convert, 6 whom they _stood before the ambassadors, and having _prayed, they _laid _on their hands on _them.
7 And the message of _the of_god was _growing, and the number of _the apprentices/followers in Hierousalaʸm/(Yərūshālayim) was _being _multiplied exceedingly, and a_great crowd of _the priests were _submitting in _the faith.
8 And Stefanos full of _grace and power, was _doing wonders and great signs among the people.
9 But some of _the of the synagogue, which being _called Freedmen, and of_ones_from _Kuraʸnaʸ, and of _Alexandrians, and of _the ones from Kilikia, and Asia rose _up, debating with _the Stefanos.
10 And they _were _were_ not _able to _resist against _the wisdom and the spirit, by _whom he _was _speaking.
11 Then they _instigated men saying, that We _have _heard him speaking slanderous messages against Mōsaʸs/(Mosheh) and the god.
12 And they _stirred _up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and having _approached, they _seized him and brought him to the council, 13 and they _set false witnesses saying:
- this man is_ not _ceasing speaking messages against this the the holy place and the law, 14 for/because we _have _heard him saying that this Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) the from _Nazaret will _be _tearing _down the this place, and will _be _changing the customs that Mōsaʸs gave _over to _us.
15 And having _looked _intently at him, all the ones sitting in the council saw the face of _him, as _if the_face of_an_messenger.

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