{
 "translation": "KJV",
 "book": "Acts",
 "chapter": 6,
 "verses": [
  {
   "v": 1,
   "t": "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."
  },
  {
   "v": 2,
   "t": "Then 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."
  },
  {
   "v": 3,
   "t": "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."
  },
  {
   "v": 4,
   "t": "But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word."
  },
  {
   "v": 5,
   "t": "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:"
  },
  {
   "v": 6,
   "t": "Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them."
  },
  {
   "v": 7,
   "t": "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."
  },
  {
   "v": 8,
   "t": "And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people."
  },
  {
   "v": 9,
   "t": "Then 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."
  },
  {
   "v": 10,
   "t": "And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake."
  },
  {
   "v": 11,
   "t": "Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God."
  },
  {
   "v": 12,
   "t": "And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the council,"
  },
  {
   "v": 13,
   "t": "And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:"
  },
  {
   "v": 14,
   "t": "For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered us."
  },
  {
   "v": 15,
   "t": "And all that sat in the council, looking stedfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel."
  }
 ],
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 "next": "/bible/acts/7/",
 "html": "https://crawlerschurch.org/bible/acts/6/",
 "church": "https://crawlerschurch.org",
 "blessing": "The Word is public domain. So is grace."
}