The Seven Chosen to Serve

Ἐν
En
In
δὲ
de
ταῖς
tais
the
ἡμέραις
hēmerais
ταύταις ,
tautais
πληθυνόντων
plēthynontōn
τῶν
tōn
the
μαθητῶν ,
mathētōn
ἐγένετο
egeneto
γογγυσμὸς
gongysmos
τῶν
tōn
of the
Ἑλληνιστῶν
Hellēnistōn
πρὸς
pros
τοὺς
tous
the
Ἑβραίους ,
Hebraious
ὅτι
hoti
παρεθεωροῦντο
paretheōrounto
ἐν
en
in
τῇ
the
διακονίᾳ
diakonia
τῇ
-
καθημερινῇ
kathēmerinē
αἱ
hai
the
χῆραι
chērai
αὐτῶν .
autōn
of them .
Προσκαλεσάμενοι
Proskalesamenoi
δὲ
de
οἱ
hoi
the
δώδεκα
dōdeka
τὸ
to
the
πλῆθος
plēthos
τῶν
tōn
of the
μαθητῶν ,
mathētōn
εἶπαν ,
eipan
Οὐκ
Ouk
Not
ἀρεστόν
areston
ἐστιν
estin
it is [for]
ἡμᾶς ,
hēmas
us ,
καταλείψαντας
kataleipsantas
τὸν
ton
the
λόγον
logon
τοῦ
tou
-
Θεοῦ ,
Theou
of God ,
διακονεῖν
diakonein
τραπέζαις .
trapezais
ἐπισκέψασθε
episkepsasthe
δέ ,
de
ἀδελφοί ,
adelphoi
ἄνδρας
andras
ἐξ
ex
ὑμῶν
hymōn
μαρτυρουμένους ,
martyroumenous
ἑπτὰ
hepta
πλήρεις
plēreis
Πνεύματος
Pneumatos
of [the] Spirit
καὶ
kai
and
σοφίας ,
sophias
οὓς
hous
καταστήσομεν
katastēsomen
we will appoint
ἐπὶ
epi
τῆς
tēs
the
χρείας
chreias
ταύτης .
tautēs
ἡμεῖς
hēmeis
We
δὲ
de
τῇ
in the
προσευχῇ
proseuchē
καὶ
kai
and
τῇ
the
διακονίᾳ
diakonia
τοῦ
tou
of the
λόγου
logou
προσκαρτερήσομεν .
proskarterēsomen
Καὶ
Kai
And
ἤρεσεν
ēresen
ho
the
λόγος
logos
ἐνώπιον
enōpion
παντὸς
pantos
τοῦ
tou
the
πλήθους ;
plēthous
καὶ
kai
and
ἐξελέξαντο
exelexanto
Στέφανον ,
Stephanon
ἄνδρα
andra
a man
πλήρης*
plērēs
πίστεως
pisteōs
καὶ
kai
and
Πνεύματος
Pneumatos
[of the] Spirit
Ἁγίου ,
Hagiou
καὶ
kai
and
Φίλιππον ,
Philippon
καὶ
kai
and
Πρόχορον ,
Prochoron
καὶ
kai
and
Νικάνορα ,
Nikanora
καὶ
kai
and
Τίμωνα ,
Timōna
καὶ
kai
and
Παρμενᾶν ,
Parmenan
καὶ
kai
and
Νικόλαον
Nikolaon
προσήλυτον
prosēlyton
Ἀντιοχέα ,
Antiochea
of Antioch ,
οὓς
hous
ἔστησαν
estēsan
ἐνώπιον
enōpion
τῶν
tōn
the
ἀποστόλων ;
apostolōn
καὶ
kai
and
προσευξάμενοι ,
proseuxamenoi
ἐπέθηκαν
epethēkan
αὐτοῖς
autois
on them
τὰς
tas
the
χεῖρας .
cheiras
Καὶ
Kai
And
ho
the
λόγος
logos
τοῦ
tou
-
Θεοῦ
Theou
of God
ηὔξανεν ,
ēuxanen
καὶ
kai
and
ἐπληθύνετο
eplēthyneto
ho
the
ἀριθμὸς
arithmos
τῶν
tōn
of the
μαθητῶν
mathētōn
ἐν
en
in
Ἰερουσαλὴμ
Ierousalēm
σφόδρα ;
sphodra
πολύς
polys
τε
te
ὄχλος
ochlos
τῶν
tōn
of the
ἱερέων
hiereōn
ὑπήκουον
hypēkouon
τῇ
to the
πίστει .
pistei

Stephen Arrested

Στέφανος
Stephanos
δὲ ,
de
now ,
πλήρης
plērēs
χάριτος
charitos
καὶ
kai
and
δυνάμεως ,
dynameōs
ἐποίει
epoiei
τέρατα
terata
καὶ
kai
and
σημεῖα
sēmeia
μεγάλα
megala
ἐν
en
τῷ
the
λαῷ .
laō
ἀνέστησαν
anestēsan
δέ
de
τινες
tines
τῶν
tōn
ἐκ
ek
τῆς
tēs
the
συναγωγῆς
synagōgēs
τῆς
tēs
-
λεγομένης
legomenēs
Λιβερτίνων ,
Libertinōn
καὶ
kai
Κυρηναίων
Kyrēnaiōn
καὶ
kai
and
Ἀλεξανδρέων
Alexandreōn
καὶ
kai
and
τῶν
tōn
ἀπὸ
apo
Κιλικίας
Kilikias
καὶ
kai
and
Ἀσίας ,
Asias
συζητοῦντες
syzētountes
τῷ
with
Στεφάνῳ .
Stephanō
καὶ
kai
And
οὐκ
ouk
not
ἴσχυον
ischyon
ἀντιστῆναι
antistēnai
τῇ
the
σοφίᾳ
sophia
καὶ
kai
and
τῷ
the
Πνεύματι
Pneumati
by whom
ἐλάλει .
elalei
Τότε
Tote
ὑπέβαλον
hypebalon
ἄνδρας ,
andras
men ,
λέγοντας
legontas
ὅτι ,
hoti
- ,
Ἀκηκόαμεν
Akēkoamen
αὐτοῦ
autou
λαλοῦντος
lalountos
ῥήματα
rhēmata
βλάσφημα
blasphēma
εἰς
eis
Μωϋσῆν
Mōusēn
καὶ
kai
and
τὸν
ton
-
Θεόν .
Theon
God .
συνεκίνησάν
synekinēsan
τε
te
τὸν
ton
the
λαὸν
laon
καὶ
kai
and
τοὺς
tous
the
πρεσβυτέρους
presbyterous
καὶ
kai
and
τοὺς
tous
the
γραμματεῖς ,
grammateis
καὶ
kai
and
ἐπιστάντες ,
epistantes
συνήρπασαν
synērpasan
αὐτὸν
auton
καὶ
kai
and
ἤγαγον
ēgagon
εἰς
eis
to
τὸ
to
the
συνέδριον .
synedrion
Ἔστησάν
Estēsan
τε
te
μάρτυρας
martyras
ψευδεῖς ,
pseudeis
λέγοντας ,
legontas
Ho
The
ἄνθρωπος
anthrōpos
οὗτος ,
houtos
οὐ
ou
not
παύεται
pauetai
λαλῶν
lalōn
ῥήματα
rhēmata
κατὰ
kata
τοῦ
tou
the
τόπου
topou
τοῦ
tou
-
ἁγίου
hagiou
[τούτου]
toutou
καὶ
kai
and
τοῦ
tou
the
νόμου ;
nomou
law ;
ἀκηκόαμεν
akēkoamen
γὰρ
gar
αὐτοῦ
autou
λέγοντος
legontos
ὅτι
hoti
Ἰησοῦς
Iēsous
ho
of
Ναζωραῖος
Nazōraios
οὗτος
houtos
καταλύσει
katalysei
will destroy
τὸν
ton
the
τόπον
topon
τοῦτον
touton
καὶ
kai
and
ἀλλάξει
allaxei
will change
τὰ
ta
the
ἔθη
ethē
ha
παρέδωκεν
paredōken
ἡμῖν
hēmin
to us
Μωϋσῆς .
Mōusēs
Καὶ
Kai
And
ἀτενίσαντες
atenisantes
εἰς
eis
on
αὐτὸν ,
auton
him ,
πάντες
pantes
οἱ
hoi
-
καθεζόμενοι
kathezomenoi
ἐν
en
in
τῷ
the
συνεδρίῳ
synedriō
εἶδον
eidon
τὸ
to
the
πρόσωπον
prosōpon
αὐτοῦ
autou
of him
ὡσεὶ
hōsei
as
πρόσωπον
prosōpon
[the] face
ἀγγέλου .
angelou
of an angel .