Acts 6

1 And in these days, the disciples multiplying, there came a murmuring of the Hellenists at the Hebrews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily ministration,

In diebus illis, crescente numero discipulorum, factum est murmur Græcorum adversus Hebræos, eo quod despicerentur in ministerio quotidiano viduæ eorum.

2 and the twelve, having called near the multitude of the disciples, said, 'It is not pleasing that we, having left the word of God, do minister at tables;

Convocantes autem duodecim multitudinem discipulorum dixerunt: Non est æquum nos derelinquere verbum Dei, et ministrare mensis.

3 look out, therefore, brethren, seven men of you who are well testified of, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may set over this necessity,

Considerate ergo fratres, viros ex vobis boni testimonii septem, plenos Spiritu sancto, et sapientia, quos constituamus super hoc opus.

4 and we to prayer, and to the ministration of the word, will give ourselves continually.'

Nos vero orationi, et ministerio verbi instantes erimus.

5 And the thing was pleasing before all the multitude, and they did choose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch,

Et placuit sermo coram omni multitudine. Et elegerunt Stephanum, virum plenum fide, et Spiritu sancto, et Philippum, et Prochorum, et Nicanorem, et Timonem, et Parmenam, et Nicolaum advenam Antiochenum.

6 whom they did set before the apostles, and they, having prayed, laid on them [their] hands.

Hos statuerunt ante conspectum Apostolorum: et orantes imposuerunt eis manus.

7 And the word of God did increase, and the number of the disciples did multiply in Jerusalem exceedingly; a great multitude also of the priests were obedient to the faith.

Et verbum Domini crescebat, et multiplicabatur numerus discipulorum in Ierusalem valde: multa etiam turba sacerdotum obediebat fidei.

8 And Stephen, full of faith and power, was doing great wonders and signs among the people,

Stephanus autem plenus gratia, et fortitudine faciebat prodigia, et signa magna in populo.

9 and there arose certain of those of the synagogue, called of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of those from Cilicia, and Asia, disputing with Stephen,

Surrexerunt autem quidam de synagoga, quæ appellatur Libertinorum, et Cyrenensium, et Alexandrinorum, et eorum qui erant a Cilicia, et Asia, disputantes cum Stephano:

10 and they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit with which he was speaking;

et non poterant resistere sapientiæ, et Spiritui, qui loquebatur.

11 then they suborned men, saying — 'We have heard him speaking evil sayings in regard to Moses and God.'

Tunc summiserunt viros, qui dicerent se audivisse eum dicentem verba blasphemiæ in Moysen, et in Deum.

12 They did stir up also the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and having come upon [him], they caught him, and brought [him] to the sanhedrim;

Commoverunt itaque plebem, et seniores, et Scribas: et concurrentes rapuerunt eum, et adduxerunt in concilium,

13 they set up also false witnesses, saying, 'This one doth not cease to speak evil sayings against this holy place and the law,

et statuerunt falsos testes, qui dicerent: Homo iste non cessat loqui verba adversus locum sanctum, et legem.

14 for we have heard him saying, That this Jesus the Nazarean shall overthrow this place, and shall change the customs that Moses delivered to us;'

audivimus enim eum dicentem: quoniam Iesus Nazarenus hic, destruet locum istum, et mutabit traditiones, quas tradidit nobis Moyses.

15 and gazing at him, all those sitting in the sanhedrim saw his face as it were the face of a messenger.

Et intuentes eum omnes, qui sedebant in concilio, viderunt faciem eius tamquam faciem Angeli.