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1Now in these days, as the disciples were increasing in number, a complaint arose by the Greek-speaking Jews against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.[#*Here “as” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“were increasing”); #*The words “in number” are not in the Greek text but are implied; #Literally “Hellenists”; #Literally “Hebrews”; #Or “that”; #*The words “of food” are not in the Greek text but are implied]
2So the twelve summoned the community of disciples and said, “It is not desirable that we neglect the word of God to serve tables.[#*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“summoned”) has been translated as a finite verb]
3So, brothers, select from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Spirit and wisdom, whom we will put in charge of this need.[#Literally “well spoken of”]
4But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”
5And the statement pleased the whole group, and they chose Stephen (a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit), and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus (a convert from Antioch),
6whom they stood before the apostles. And they prayed and placed their hands on them.[#*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“prayed”) has been translated as a finite verb; #*Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun]
7And the word of God kept spreading, and the number of disciples in Jerusalem was increasing greatly, and a large number of priests began obeying the faith.[#*The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began obeying”)]
8Now Stephen, full of grace and power, was performing great wonders and signs among the people.
9But some of those from the Synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called), both Cyrenians and Alexandrians, and those from Cilicia and Asia, stood up and disputed with Stephen.[#Literally “called”; #A reference to the Roman province of Asia (modern Asia Minor); #*Here “and” is supplied because the participle (“disputed”) has been translated as a finite verb in keeping with English style]
10And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit with which he was speaking.
11Then they secretly instigated men who said, “We have heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God!”
12And they incited the people and the elders and the scribes, and they came up and seized him and brought him to the Sanhedrin.[#*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“came up”) has been translated as a finite verb; #*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation; #Or “council”]
13And they put forward false witnesses who said, “This man does not stop speaking words against the holy place and the law![#Some manuscripts have “this holy place”]
14For we have heard him saying that this Nazarene Jesus will destroy this place and will change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”
15And as they looked intently at him, all those who were sitting in the Sanhedrin saw his face was like the face of an angel.[#*Here “as” is supplied as a component of the participle (“looked intently”) which is understood as temporal; #Or “council”]