HECHOS 6

Elección de los siete diáconos

1 En aquel tiempo, como el número de los creyentest iba aumentando, los de habla griegat comenzaron a quejarse de los de habla hebrea,t diciendo que las viudas griegas no eran bien atendidas en la distribución diaria de auxilios.

2 Los doce apóstoles reunieron a todos los creyentes y les dijeron:
–No está bien que nosotros dejemos de anunciar el mensaje de Dios para dedicarnos a la administración. 3 Por eso, hermanos, buscad entre vosotros siete hombres de confianza, entendidos y llenos del Espíritu Santo, para que les encarguemos estos trabajos.

4 Nosotros seguiremos orando y proclamando el mensaje de Dios.
5 Todos estuvieron de acuerdo, y escogieron a Esteban, hombre lleno de fe y del Espíritu Santo, y a Felipe,t a Prócoro, a Nicanor, a Timón, a Parmenas y a Nicolás, uno de Antioquíat que antes se había convertido al judaísmo.

6 Luego los presentaron a los apóstoles, que oraron y les impusieron las manos.t

7 El mensaje de Dios iba extendiéndose, y el número de los creyentes aumentaba mucho en Jerusalén. Incluso muchos sacerdotes judíos aceptaban la fe.

Arresto de Esteban

13 Además presentaron testigos falsos, que dijeron:
–Este hombre no deja de lanzar insultos contra este santo templo y contra la ley.

14 Le hemos oído decir que ese Jesús de Nazaret va a destruir el templo y va a cambiar las costumbres que nos dejó Moisés.t
15 Todos los miembros de la Junta Suprema fijaron la vista en Esteban y vieron que su rostro era como el de un ángel.

Acts 6

The Appointment of the First Seven Deacons

1 Now in thoset days, when the disciples were growing in number,t a complaint arose on the part of the Greek-speaking Jewsts against the native Hebraic Jews,t because their widowss were being overlookedt in the daily distribution of food.ts2 So the twelves calledt the whole groupt of the disciples together and said, “It is not right for us to neglect the word of God to wait on tables.t3 But carefully select from among you, brothers,t sevens men who are well-attested,t full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may put in charget of this necessary task.t4 But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”5 Thet proposal pleased the entire group, sot they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, witht Philip,s Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas, a Gentile convert to Judaismt from Antioch.s6 They stood these men before the apostles, who prayedts and placedt their hands on them.

7 The word of God continued to spread,t the number of disciples in Jerusalems increased greatly, and a large groupts of priests became obedient to the faith.

Stephen is Arrested

8 Now Stephen, full of grace and power, was performing great wonders and miraculous signst among the people.9 But some men from the Synagogues of the Freedmen (as it was called),t both Cyrenians and Alexandrians, as well as some from Cilicia and the province of Asia,t stood up and argued with Stephen.10 Yett they were not able to resists the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke.11 Then they secretly instigatedt some men to say, “We have heard this mant speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God.”12 They incited the people, thet elders, and the experts in the law;t then they approached Stephen,t seized him, and brought him before the council.t13 They brought forward false witnesses who said, “This man does not stop saying things against this holy places and the law.s14 For we have heard him saying that Jesus the Nazarene will destroy this place and change the customsts that Moses handed down to us.”

15 Allt who were sitting in the councilt looked intently at Stephent and saw his face was like the face of an angel.s