Twentieth Century [1904], THE TWENTIETH CENTURY NEW TESTAMENT A TRANSLATION INTO MODERN ENGLISH Made from the Original Greek (Westcott & Hort's Text) (The Fleming H. Revell Company, NEW YORK & CHICAGO) [word count] [B14200].
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1 About this time, when the number of the disciples
was constantly increasing, complaints were
made by the Jews of foreign birth against the
native Jews, that their widows were being overlooked in the
daily distribution.
2 The Twelve, therefore, called together the
general body of the disciples and said to them:
“It is not well for us to see to the distribution at the tables
and neglect God's Message.
3 Therefore, Brothers, look for
seven men of reputation among yourselves, wise and spiritually-minded
men, and we will appoint them to attend to
this matter;
4 while we, for our part, will devote ourselves to
Prayer, and to the delivery of the Message.”
5 This proposal was unanimously agreed to; and the disciples
chose Stephen—a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit—and
Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicholas
of Antioch, a former convert to Judaism;
6 and they brought
these men to the Apostles, who, after praying, placed their
hands on them.
7 So God's Message spread, and the number of the disciples
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continued to increase rapidly in Jerusalem, and a large body
of the priests accepted the Faith.
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8 Meanwhile Stephen, divinely helped and strengthened,
was showing great wonders and signs
among the people. ⪆⪆
9 But some members
of the Synagogue known as that of Libertines, Cyrenians,
Alexandrians, and Visitors from Cilicia and Roman Asia, were
roused to action and began disputing with Stephen;
10 yet they
were quite unable to withstand the wisdom and the inspiration
with which he spoke.
11 Then they induced some men to
assert that they had heard Stephen saying blasphemous things
against Moses, and against God;
12 and they stirred up the
people, as well as the Councillors and the Teachers of the
Law, and set upon Stephen, and arrested him, and brought
him before the High Council.
13 There they produced witnesses
who gave false evidence.
“This man,” they said, “is incessantly saying things
against this Holy Place and the Law;
14 indeed, we have heard
him declare that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this Place,
and change the customs handed down to us by Moses.”
15 The eyes of all the members of the Council were riveted upon
Stephen, and they saw his face looking like the face of an
angel.
Twentieth Century [1904], THE TWENTIETH CENTURY NEW TESTAMENT A TRANSLATION INTO MODERN ENGLISH Made from the Original Greek (Westcott & Hort's Text) (The Fleming H. Revell Company, NEW YORK & CHICAGO) [word count] [B14200].
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