¹选出七位执事

¹And in these days, the disciples multiplying, there came a murmuring of the Hellenists at the Hebrews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily ministration,

²于是十二使徒召集了众门徒，说：“要我们放下　神的道，去管理伙食，是不合适的。

²and the twelve, having called near the multitude of the disciples, said, `It is not pleasing that we, having left the word of God, do minister at tables;

³所以弟兄们，应当从你们中间选出七个有好见证、满有圣灵和智慧的人，我们就派他们负责这事。

³look out, therefore, brethren, seven men of you who are well testified of, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may set over this necessity,

⁴至于我们，我们要专心祈祷、传道。”

⁴and we to prayer, and to the ministration of the word, will give ourselves continually.`

⁵这个意见全会众都很满意，于是选出司提反，他是一位满有信心和圣灵的人，还有腓利、伯罗哥罗、尼加挪、提门、巴米拿，以及归信犹太教的安提阿人尼哥拉，

⁵And the thing was pleasing before all the multitude, and they did choose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch,

⁶叫他们站在使徒面前。使徒祷告后，就为他们按手。

⁶whom they did set before the apostles, and they, having prayed, laid on them [their] hands.

⁷　神的道传开了；在耶路撒冷，门徒人数大大增加，有很多祭司也信从了真道。

⁷And the word of God did increase, and the number of the disciples did multiply in Jerusalem exceedingly; a great multitude also of the priests were obedient to the faith.

⁸司提反被捕司提反满有恩惠能力，在民间施行大奇事和神迹。

⁸And Stephen, full of faith and power, was doing great wonders and signs among the people,

⁹当时有几个称为“自由人”会堂的人，就是从古利奈和亚历山太来的人，另外还有基利家人和亚西亚人，他们出面与司提反辩论，

⁹and there arose certain of those of the synagogue, called of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of those from Cilicia, and Asia, disputing with Stephen,

¹⁰但司提反靠着圣灵和智慧说话，他们就抵挡不住。

¹⁰and they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit with which he was speaking;

¹¹于是他们唆使众人，说：“我们听过他说谤渎摩西和　神的话。”

¹¹then they suborned men, saying — `We have heard him speaking evil sayings in regard to Moses and God.`

¹²又煽动民众、长老、经学家，这些人就来捉拿他，把他带到公议会，

¹²They did stir up also the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and having come upon [him], they caught him, and brought [him] to the sanhedrim;

¹³并且造了假的证供说：“这人不断抨击圣地和律法。

¹³they set up also false witnesses, saying, `This one doth not cease to speak evil sayings against this holy place and the law,

¹⁴我们听他说过：‘这拿撒勒人耶稣要毁坏这地方，改变摩西传给我们的规例。’”

¹⁴for we have heard him saying, That this Jesus the Nazarean shall overthrow this place, and shall change the customs that Moses delivered to us;`

¹⁵当时，坐在公议会里的人，都注视他，见他的面貌像天使一样。

¹⁵and gazing at him, all those sitting in the sanhedrim saw his face as it were the face of a messenger.