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6:1
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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。
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Now in these days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying, there arose a murmuring of the Grecian Jews against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.
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6:2
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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。
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And the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not fit that we should forsake the word of God, and serve tables.
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6:3
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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。
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Look ye out therefore, brethren, from among you seven men of good report, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.
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6:4
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但我们要专心以祈祷、传道为事。」
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But we will continue stedfastly in prayer, and in the ministry of the word.
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6:5
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大众都喜悦这话，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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And the saying pleased the whole multitude: 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 proselyte of Antioch;
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6:6
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叫他们站在使徒面前。使徒祷告了，就按手在他们头上。
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whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands upon them.
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6:7
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神的道兴旺起来；在耶路撒冷门徒数目加增的甚多，也有许多祭司信从了这道。
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And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem exceedingly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.
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6:8
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司提反满得恩惠、能力，在民间行了大奇事和神迹。
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And Stephen, full of grace and power, wrought great wonders and signs among the people.
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6:9
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当时有称利百地拿会堂的几个人，并有古利奈、亚力山大、基利家、亚西亚、各处会堂的几个人，都起来和司提反辩论。
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But there arose certain of them that were of the synagogue called [the synagogue] of the Libertines, and of the Cyrenians, and of the Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and Asia, disputing with Stephen.
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6:10
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司提反是以智慧和圣灵说话，众人敌挡不住，
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And they were not able to withstand the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spake.
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6:11
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就买出人来说：「我们听见他说谤讟摩西和神的话。」
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Then they suborned men, who said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and [against] God.
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6:12
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他们又耸动了百姓、长老，并文士，就忽然来捉拿他，把他带到公会去，
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And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and seized him, and brought him into the council,
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6:13
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设下假见证，说：「这个人说话，不住的糟践圣所和律法。
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and set up false witnesses, who said, This man ceaseth not to speak words against this holy place, and the law:
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6:14
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我们曾听见他说：这拿撒勒人耶稣要毁坏此地，也要改变摩西所交给我们的规条。」
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for we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered unto us.
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6:15
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在公会里坐着的人都定睛看他，见他的面貌，好像天使的面貌。
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And all that sat in the council, fastening their eyes on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel.
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