Acts 6:1-5
Choosing of the Seven
1 Now (a)at this time while the (A)disciples were (B)increasing in number, a complaint arose 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.
2 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.
3 Therefore, (G)brethren, 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.
4 But we will (I)devote ourselves to prayer and to the (d)ministry of the word.”
5 The statement found approval with the whole (e)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 (f)Nicolas, a (g)(M)proselyte from (N)Antioch.
Footnotes:
a.
Acts 6:1: ['Lit ', in these days]
b.
Acts 6:1: ['Jews who adopted the Gr language and much of Gr culture through acculturation']
c.
Acts 6:2: ['Lit ', multitude]
d.
Acts 6:4: ['Or ', service]
e.
Acts 6:5: ['Lit ', multitude]
f.
Acts 6:5: ['Gr ', Nikolaos]
g.
Acts 6:5: ['I.e. a Gentile convert to Judaism']