Acts 6:8-10 - Prayer Tents

Acts 6

6And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.G1161G1722G5025G2250G4129G3101G4129G1096G1112G1675G4314G1445G3754G846G5503G3865G1722G2522G12482Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables.G1161G1427G4341G4128G3101G2036G2076G3756G701G2248G2641G3056G2316G1247G51323Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.G3767G80G1980G1537G5216G2033G435G3140G4134G40G4151G2532G4678G3739G2525G1909G5026G55324But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.G1161G2249G4342G4335G2532G1248G30565And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:G2532G3056G700G1799G3956G4128G2532G1586G4736G435G4134G4102G2532G40G4151G2532G5376G2532G4402G2532G3527G2532G5096G2532G3937G2532G3532G4339G4916Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.G3739G2476G1799G652G2532G4336G2007G5495G2007G8467And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.G2532G3056G2316G837G2532G706G3101G4129G1722G2419G4970G5037G4183G3793G2409G5219G41028And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people.G1161G4736G4134G4102G2532G1411G4160G3173G5059G2532G4592G1722G29929Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen.G1161G450G5100G1537G4864G3588G3004G3032G2532G2956G2532G221G2532G575G2791G2532G773G4802G473610And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake.G2532G2480G3756G2480G436G4678G2532G4151G3739G298011Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God.G5119G5260G435G3004G3754G191G846G2980G989G4487G1519G3475G2532G231612And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the council,G5037G4787G2992G2532G4245G2532G1122G2532G2186G4884G846G2532G71G1519G489213And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:G5037G2476G5571G3144G3004G5127G444G3973G3756G2980G989G4487G2596G3778G40G5117G2532G355114For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered us. / customs: or, ritesG1063G191G846G3004G3754G5126G2424G3480G2647G3778G5117G2532G236G1485G3739G3475G3860G225415And all that sat in the council, looking stedfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel.G2532G537G2516G1722G4892G816G1519G846G1492G846G4383G5616G4383G32