1 In those days when the number of disciples was increasing, the Grecian Jews among them complained against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.
那时，门徒增多。有说希腊话 的犹太人抱怨说希伯来语的犹太人。因为每天分配食物的时候，说希腊话的寡妇们没有被重视。
2 So the Twelve gathered all the disciples together and said, "It would not be right for us to neglect the ministry of the word of God in order to wait on tables.
于是，十二使徒召集众门徒，说 ：“我们不服事神的话语，而去伺候饭桌，是不对的。
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
弟兄们，从 你们中间选出七人，要灵命丰满，心灵手巧。我们就委派他们管理这事。
4 and will give our attention to prayer and the ministry of the word."
而我 们要专心祷告，服事神的话语。”
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.
这提议受到一致欢迎。他们就选出司提反。这人大有信心，被圣灵充满。还有腓利、伯罗哥罗、尼迦挪、提门、巴米拿和归于犹太教的安提阿人尼哥拉。
6 They presented these men to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.
这七人来到使徒们面 前。使徒们为他们祷告，行按手礼。
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.
神的道兴旺起来。耶路撒冷的门 徒与日俱增。大批祭司信从了这道。
8 Now Stephen, a man full of God's grace and power, did great wonders and miraculous signs among the people.
那时，司提反满得神的恩典和能 力，在民间行了大的神迹奇事。
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,
然而，有个会 堂叫‘自由人’。其犹太成员来自非洲的昔兰尼、亚力山大、欧洲的西西里省和亚西亚省。这些人站出来，开始与司提反唱反调。
10 but they could not stand up against his wisdom or the Spirit by whom he spoke.
但司 提反以智慧和圣灵说话，他们招架不住。
11 Then they secretly persuaded some men to say, "We have heard Stephen speak words of blasphemy against Moses and against God."
于是，这些犹太人就 悄悄买通几个人，出来说：“我们听见司提反说话，亵渎摩西，亵渎神。”
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.
所以他们搅得百姓、长 老和律法师们不得安宁，导致司提反被捕，直接带到公会，
13 They produced false witnesses, who testified, "This fellow never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law.
并制造为证。证人 说：“这家伙不住地糟践圣所和律法。
14 For we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs Moses handed down to us."
因为，我们听他说：这 拿撒勒人耶稣要毁了这地方，还要改变摩西传承给我们的规矩。”
15 All who were sitting in the Sanhedrin looked intently at Stephen, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel.
在坐的公会高官都细细打量司提反，见他貌若天使。