Acts

拣选七人办理供给的事

1那时，门徒增多，有说希腊话的犹太人向希伯来人发怨言，因为在天天的供给上忽略了他们的寡妇。

2十二使徒叫众门徒来，对他们说：「我们撇下 神的道去管理饭食，原是不合宜的。

3所以弟兄们，当从你们中间选出七个有好名声、被圣灵充满、智慧充足的人，我们就派他们管理这事。

4但我们要专心以祈祷、传道为事。」

5大众都喜悦这话，就拣选了司提反，乃是大有信心、圣灵充满的人，又拣选腓利、伯罗哥罗、尼迦挪、提门、巴米拿，并进犹太教的安提阿人尼哥拉，

6叫他们站在使徒面前。使徒祷告了，就按手在他们头上。

7神的道兴旺起来；在耶路撒冷门徒数目加增的甚多，也有许多祭司信从了这道。

司提反被捕

8司提反满得恩惠、能力，在民间行了大奇事和神迹。

9当时有称利百地拿会堂的几个人，并有古利奈、亚历山大、基利家、亚细亚各处会堂的几个人，都起来和司提反辩论。

10司提反是以智慧和圣灵说话，众人敌挡不住，

11就买出人来说：「我们听见他说谤 摩西和 神的话。」

12他们又耸动了百姓、长老，并文士，就忽然来捉拿他，把他带到公会去，

13设下假见证，说：「这个人说话，不住地糟践圣所和律法。

14我们曾听见他说，这拿撒勒人耶稣要毁坏此地，也要改变摩西所交给我们的规条。」

15在公会里坐着的人都定睛看他，见他的面貌，好像天使的面貌。

1And in those days, the number of the disciples increasing, there arose a murmuring of the Greeks against the Hebrews, for that their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.

2Then the twelve calling together the multitude of the disciples, said: It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables.

3Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.

4But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.

5And the saying was liked by all the 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.

6These they set before the apostles; and they praying, imposed hands upon them.

7And the word of the Lord increased; and the number of the disciples was multiplied in Jerusalem exceedingly: a great multitude also of the priests obeyed the faith.

8And Stephen, full of grace and fortitude, did great wonders and signs among the people.

9Now there arose some of that which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and of the Cyrenians, and of the Alexandrians, and of them that were of Cilicia and Asia, disputing with Stephen.

10And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit that spoke.

11Then they suborned men to say, they had heard him speak words of blasphemy against Moses and against God.

12And they stirred up the people, and the ancients, and the scribes; and running together, they took him, and brought him to the council.

13And they set up false witnesses, who said: This man ceaseth not to speak words against the holy place and the law.

14For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the traditions which Moses delivered unto us.

15And all that sat in the council, looking on him, saw his face as if it had been the face of an angel.