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|Hechos 6:3|
Brothers, choose seven men from among you who are known to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will turn this responsibility over to them
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|Hechos 6:4|
and will give our attention to prayer and the ministry of the word.”
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|Hechos 6:5|
This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit; also Philip, Procorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas from Antioch, a convert to Judaism.
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|Hechos 6:6|
They presented these men to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.
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|Hechos 6:7|
So the word of God spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem increased rapidly, and a large number of priests became obedient to the faith.
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|Hechos 6:8|
Now Stephen, a man full of God’s grace and power, did great wonders and miraculous signs among the people.
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|Hechos 6:9|
Opposition arose, however, from members of the Synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called) — Jews of Cyrene and Alexandria as well as the provinces of Cilicia and Asia. These men began to argue with Stephen,
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|Hechos 6:10|
but they could not stand up against his wisdom or the Spirit by whom he spoke.
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|Hechos 6:11|
Then they secretly persuaded some men to say, “We have heard Stephen speak words of blasphemy against Moses and against God.”
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|Hechos 6:12|
So they stirred up the people and the elders and the teachers of the law. They seized Stephen and brought him before the Sanhedrin.
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