Acts 6

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1 And in those days with the multiplying of students, there was a murmuring among the Hellenists towards the Hebrews, because in the daily administration their widows were neglected.
2 Then the twelve summoning the multitude of students said "It is not acceptable to us, abandoning the Word of Yahweh to serve tables.
3 But you consider, brethren, seven accredited men from among you, full of spirit and wisdom, whom we shall appoint over this business,
4 and we shall persist in prayer and in the attendance of the Word."
5 And this word was satisfactory before all of the multitude and they selected Stephanos, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, and Philippos and Prochoros and Nikanor and Timon and Parmenas and Nikolaos a convert of Antiocheus,
6 who stood before the ambassadors, and praying they laid the hands upon them.
7 And the Word of Yahweh was magnified and the number of students in Jerusalem multiplied exceedingly, and a great crowd of the priests were obedient in the faith.
8 And Stephanos, full of favor and power had done wonders and great signs among the people.
9 Then there arose some of those from the assembly hall called "of the Freedmen", and of the Kurenaians and Alexandrians and of those from Kilikia and Asia disputing with Stephanos,
10 yet they were not able to withstand the wisdom and the spirit by which he spoke.
11 Then they suborned men, saying that "We heard him speaking blasphemous words in regard to Moses and Yahweh!"
12 And they stirred up the people and the elders and the scribes and coming upon him they seized him and led him to the council,
13 and false witnesses stood saying "This man does not stop speaking words against this holy place and the law!
14 For we heard him saying that this Yahshua the Nazoraian shall destroy this place and change the customs which Moses transmitted to us!"
15 And all those sitting in the council gazing at him saw his face as if it were the face of a messenger.