Acts 6:5

King James Version (KJV)

And 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:

Translations

Acts 6:5 - Amplified Bible

And the suggestion pleased the whole assembly, and they selected Stephen, a man full of faith (a strong and welcome belief that Jesus is the Messiah) and full of {and} controlled by the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte (convert) from Antioch.

Acts 6:5 - American Standard Version

And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus a proselyte of Antioch;

Acts 6:5 - Bible in Basic English

And this saying was pleasing to all of them: and they made selection of Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip and Prochorus and Nicanor and Timon and Parmenas and Nicolas of Antioch, who had become a Jew:

Acts 6:5 - Darby Bible

And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and [the] Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas, a proselyte of Antioch,

Acts 6:5 - English Standard Version

And what they said pleased the whole gathering, and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch.

Acts 6:5 - King James Version

Acts 6:5 - La Biblia de las Americas

Lo propuesto tuvo la aprobaciòn de toda la congregaciòn, y escogieron a Esteban, un hombre lleno de fe y del Espìritu Santo, y a Felipe, a Pròcoro, a Nicanor, a Timòn, a Parmenas y a Nicolás, un prosélito (I.e., un gentil convertido al judaìsmo) de Antioquìa;

Acts 6:5 - The Message

The congregation thought this was a great idea. They went ahead and chose—

   Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit,
   Philip,
   Procorus,
   Nicanor,
   Timon,
   Parmenas,
   Nicolas, a convert from Antioch.
Then they presented them to the apostles. Praying, the apostles laid on hands and commissioned them for their task.

Acts 6:5 - New American Standard Bible

The statement found approval with the whole congregation; and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas and Nicolas, a (I.e. a Gentile convert to Judaism) proselyte from Antioch.

Acts 6:5 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Acts 6:5 - World English Bible

These words pleased the whole multitude. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch;

Acts 6:5 - Young's Living Translation

And 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,

Acts 6:5 - Additional Comments

These 7 were chosen, as they met the qualifications, and it was well known that they did. They were respected as men of God.
Stephen was among the 7, and it was made clear that he met the criteria, and probably excelled in his faith.
Antioch has been inhabited since the time of Christ, and is now the modern city of Antakya, Turkey. It is the place where the followers of Jesus Christ were called Christians for the very first time (Acts 11:26). The city and its massive walls also played an important role during the Crusades. The Siege of Antioch took place during the First Crusade in 1097 and 1098. The first siege, by the crusaders against the Muslim city, lasted from October 21, 1097, to June 2, 1098. The second siege, against the crusaders who had occupied it, lasted from June 7 to June 28, 1098.

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