- 1. And in those dayes, as the nomber of ye disciples grewe, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians towards ye Hebrewes, because their widowes were neglected in the dayly ministring.
- 2. Then the twelue called the multitude of the disciples together, and sayd, It is not meete that we should leaue the worde of God to serue the tables.
- 3. Wherefore brethren, looke ye out among you seuen men of honest report, and full of the holy Ghost, and of wisedome, which we may appoint to this busines.
- 4. And we will giue our selues continually to prayer, and to the ministration of the worde.
- 5. And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Steuen a man full of fayth and of the holy Ghost, and Philippe, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a Proselyte of Antiochia,
- 6. Which they set before the Apostles: and they prayed, and layed their hands on them.
- 7. And the worde of God increased, and the nomber of the disciples was multipled in Hierusalem greatly, and a great company of the Priests were obedient to the faith.
- 8. Now Steuen full of faith & power, did great wonders and miracles among the people.
- 9. Then there arose certaine of the Synagogue, which are called Libertines, and Cyrenians, and of Alexandria, & of them of Cilicia, and of Asia, and disputed with Steuen.
- 10. But they were not able to resist the wisdome, and the Spirit by the which he spake.
- 11. Then they suborned men, which saide, We haue heard him speake blasphemous wordes against Moses, and God.
- 12. Thus they mooued the people & the Elders, and the Scribes: and running vpon him, caught him, and brought him to the Councill,
- 13. And set forth false witnesses, which sayd, This man ceasseth not to speake blasphemous wordes against this holy place, and the Law.
- 14. For we haue heard him say, that this Iesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the ordinances, which Moses gaue vs.
- 15. And as all that sate in the Councill, looked stedfastly on him, they saw his face as it had bene the face of an Angel.
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