FATTI DEGLI APOSTOLI 6

Istituzione dei diaconi

1 OR in que'~giorni, moltiplicando i discepolit, avvenne un mormorio de'~Greci contro agli Ebrei, perciocchè le lor vedove erano sprezzate nel ministerio cotidianot. 2 E i dodici, raunata la moltitudine de'~discepoli, dissero: Egli non è convenevole che noi, lasciata la parola di Dio, ministriamo alle menset. 3 Perciò, fratelli, avvisate di trovar fra voit sette uomini, de'~quali si abbia buona testimonianzat, pieni di Spirito Santo, e di sapienza, i quali noi costituiamo sopra quest'affare.

4 E quant'è a noi, noi persevereremo nelle orazioni, e nel ministerio della parola.
5 E questo ragionamento piacque a tutta la moltitudine; ed elessero: Stefano, uomo pieno di fede, e di Spirito Santo, e Filippot, e Procoro, e Nicanor, e Timon, e Parmena, e Nicolao, proselito Antiocheno.

6 I quali presentarono davanti agli apostoli; ed essi, dopo avere oratot, imposero lor le manit.

7 E la parola di Dio cresceva, e il numero de'~discepoli moltiplicava grandemente in Gerusalemme; gran moltitudine eziandio de'~sacerdoti ubbidiva alla fedet.

Stefano primo martire di Cristo

14 Perciocchè noi abbiamo udito ch'egli diceva, che questo Gesù il Nazareo distruggerà questo luogot, e muterà i riti che Mosè ci ha dati.
15 E tutti coloro che sedevano nel concistoro, avendo affissati in lui gli occhi, videro la sua faccia simile alla faccia di un angelo.

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