- 那时,门徒增多,有说希利尼话的犹太人,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。
- 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。
- 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。
- 但我们要专心以祈祷传道为事。
- 大家都喜悦这话,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。
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- Now at this time while the disciples were increasing in number, a complaint arose on the part of the Hellenistic Jews against the native Hebrews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily serving of food.
- So the twelve summoned the congregation of the disciples and said, "It is not desirable for us to neglect the word of God in order to serve tables.
- "Therefore, brethren, select from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may put in charge of this task.
- "But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word."
- The statement found approval with the whole congregation; and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas and Nicolas, a proselyte from Antioch.
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