{"id":2040,"date":"2014-11-03T02:21:01","date_gmt":"2014-11-03T02:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/act06\/"},"modified":"2019-08-07T12:29:41","modified_gmt":"2019-08-07T16:29:41","slug":"act06","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/act06\/","title":{"rendered":"Acts 6"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main\">\r\n <div class=\"chapterlabel\"><a name=\"V0\"> 6<\/a><\/div><div class=\"p\">\r\n <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V1\">1\u00a0<\/a><\/span>And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V2\">2\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples <span class=\"add\">unto them,<\/span> and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V3\">3\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V4\">4\u00a0<\/a><\/span>But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word. <\/div><div class=\"p\"> <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V5\">5\u00a0<\/a><\/span>And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V6\">6\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid <span class=\"add\">their<\/span> hands on them.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V7\">7\u00a0<\/a><\/span>And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V8\">8\u00a0<\/a><\/span>And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people. <\/div><div class=\"p\"> <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V9\">9\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Then there arose certain of <span class=\"add\">the synagogue,<\/span> which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V10\">10\u00a0<\/a><\/span>And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V11\">11\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and <span class=\"add\">against<\/span> God.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V12\">12\u00a0<\/a><\/span>And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon <span class=\"add\">him,<\/span> and caught him, and brought <span class=\"add\">him<\/span> to the council,  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V13\">13\u00a0<\/a><\/span>And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V14\">14\u00a0<\/a><\/span>For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered us.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V15\">15\u00a0<\/a><\/span>And all that sat in the council, looking stedfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel. <\/div><hr \/><\/div>\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"chapters\">\r\n    <h3>Acts of the Apostles Chapters<\/h3>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/act01\">1<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/act02\">2<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/act03\">3<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/act04\">4<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/act05\">5<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/act06\">6<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/act07\">7<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/act08\">8<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/act09\">9<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/act10\">10<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/act11\">11<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/act12\">12<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/act13\">13<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/act14\">14<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/act15\">15<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/act16\">16<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/act17\">17<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/act18\">18<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/act19\">19<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/act20\">20<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/act21\">21<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/act22\">22<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/act23\">23<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/act24\">24<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/act25\">25<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/act26\">26<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/act27\">27<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/act28\">28<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>6 1\u00a0And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration. 2\u00a0Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables. 3\u00a0Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business. 4\u00a0But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word. 5\u00a0And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch: 6\u00a0Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them. 7\u00a0And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith. 8\u00a0And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people. 9\u00a0Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen. 10\u00a0And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake. 11\u00a0Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God. 12\u00a0And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the council, 13\u00a0And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[58],"class_list":["post-2040","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newconvenant","tag-acts"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2040","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2040"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2040\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3490,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2040\/revisions\/3490"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2040"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2040"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2040"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}