{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/wnt/acts/6","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-26T21:59:30.150Z"},"reference":{"translation":"WNT","book":"Acts","bookSlug":"acts","chapter":6,"testament":"NEW"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":5,"nextChapter":7,"totalChapters":28,"totalVerses":15},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"About this time, as the number of disciples was increasing, complaints were made by  the Greek-speaking Jews against the  Hebrews because their widows were habitually overlooked in the daily  ministration."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"So the Twelve called together the general body of the disciples and said, |It does not seem  fitting that  we Apostles should neglect the delivery of God's Message and  minister at tables."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"Therefore, brethren, pick out from among yourselves seven men of good repute, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, and we will appoint them to undertake this duty."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"But, as for us, we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the  delivery of the Message.|"},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"The suggestion met with general approval, and they selected Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas, a proselyte of Antioch."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"These men they brought to the Apostles, and, after prayer, they laid their hands upon them."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Meanwhile God's Message continued to spread, and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem very greatly increased, and  very many priests obeyed the faith."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"And Stephen, full of grace and power, performed great marvels and signs among the people."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"But some members of the so-called 'Synagogue of the Freed-men,' together with some Cyrenaeans, Alexandrians, Cilicians and  men from Roman Asia, were roused to encounter Stephen in debate."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"They were quite unable, however, to resist the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"Then they privately put forward men who declared, |We have heard him speak blasphemous things against Moses and against God.|"},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"In this way they excited the people, the Elders, and the Scribes. At length they came upon him, seized him with violence, and took him  before the Sanhedrin."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"Here they brought forward false witnesses who declared, |This fellow is incessantly speaking against the Holy Place and the Law."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"For we have heard him say that Jesus, the Nazarene, will pull  this place down to the ground and will change the customs which Moses handed down to us.|"},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"At once the eyes of all who were sitting in the Sanhedrin were fastened on him, and they saw his face looking just like the face of an angel."}],"citation":{"inline":"Acts 6 (WNT)","markdown":"[Acts 6](https://primebible.com/wnt/acts/6)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* WNT. https://primebible.com/wnt/acts/6 (accessed 2026-05-26)."}}