Acts, Chapter 6
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- Manuscript scan: The actual folio of Codex Sinaiticus containing this passage, from the Codex Sinaiticus Project (codexsinaiticus.org). Library folio reference: 302.
- Original text: The Codex Sinaiticus Project's verbatim transcription of the folio shown, letter for letter as the scribe wrote it (no accents, lunate sigma ϲ, nomina sacra such as θϲ for θεός and κϲ for κύριος). Beneath it, for comparison, the reading of Tischendorf's 8th critical edition (1869). Where the two differ, the transcription is what the manuscript actually says.
- English translation: The King James Version (1611), retrieved verbatim from the public-domain bible-api.com endpoint.
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1εν δε ταιϲ ημεραιϲ ταυταιϲ πληθυνοτων των μαθητω εγενετο γογγυϲμοϲ των ελληνιϲτων προϲ τουϲ εβραιουϲ οτι παρεθεωρουντο εν τη διακονια τη καθημερινη αι χηραι αυτων · 2προϲκαλεϲαμενοι δε οι δωδεκα το πληθοϲ των μαθητων ειπον · ουκ αρεϲτον εϲτιν ημαϲ καταλιψανταϲ τον λογον του θυ διακονιν τραπεζαιϲ ˙ 3επιϲκεψαϲθαι δε αδελφοι ανδραϲ εξ υμων μαρτυρουμενουϲ επτα πληρειϲ πνϲ ϲοφιαϲ ουϲ καταϲτηϲομε επι τηϲ χριαϲ ταυτηϲ 4ημειϲ δε τη προϲευχη και τη διακονια του λογου προϲκαρτερηϲομεν ˙ 5και ηρεϲε ο λογοϲ ενωπιον παντοϲ του πληθουϲ και εξελεξατον ϲτεφανον αδρα πληρηϲ πνϲ και πιϲτεωϲ αγιου και φιλιππον και προχορον και νικανορα και τιμωνα και παρμεναν και νικολαον προϲηλυτον αντιοχεα ·
Compare: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869)
1Ἐν δὲ ταῖς ἡμέραις ταύταις πληθυνόντων τῶν μαθητῶν ἐγένετο γογγυσμὸς τῶν Ἑλληνιστῶν πρὸς τοὺς Ἑβραίους, ὅτι παρεθεωροῦντο ἐν τῇ διακονίᾳ τῇ καθημερινῇ αἱ χῆραι αὐτῶν. 2προσκαλεσάμενοι δὲ οἱ δώδεκα τὸ πλῆθος τῶν μαθητῶν εἶπαν, οὐκ ἀρεστόν ἐστιν ἡμᾶς καταλείψαντας τὸν λόγον τοῦ θεοῦ διακονεῖν τραπέζαις· 3ἐπισκέψασθε δέ, ἀδελφοί, ἄνδρας ἐξ ὑμῶν μαρτυρουμένους ἑπτὰ πλήρεις πνεύματος καὶ σοφίας, οὓς καταστήσομεν ἐπὶ τῆς χρείας ταύτης· 4ἡμεῖς δὲ τῇ προσευχῇ καὶ τῇ διακονίᾳ τοῦ λόγου προσκαρτερήσομεν. 5καὶ ἤρεσεν ὁ λόγος ἐνώπιον παντὸς τοῦ πλήθους, καὶ ἐξελέξαντο Στέφανον, ἄνδρα πλήρη πίστεως καὶ πνεύματος ἁγίου, καὶ Φίλιππον καὶ Πρόχορον καὶ Νικάνορα καὶ Τίμωνα καὶ Παρμενᾶν καὶ Νικόλαον προσήλυτον Ἀντιοχέα,
1And 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. 2Then 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. 3Wherefore, 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. 4But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word. 5And 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:
6ουϲ εϲτηϲαν ενωπιο των αποϲτολων και προϲευξαμενοι επεθηκαν αυτοιϲ ταϲ χειραϲ · 7και ο λογοϲ του θυ ηϋξανεν και επληθυνετο ο αριθμοϲ τω μαθητων εν ϊερουϲαλημ ϲφοδρα πολυϲ τε οχλοϲ τω ϊουδαιων ϋπηκουον τη πιϲτι : 8ϲτεφανοϲ δε πληρηϲ χαριτοϲ και δυναμεωϲ εποιει τερατα και ϲημια μεγαλα εν τω λαω 9ανεϲτηϲαν δε τινεϲ εκ τηϲ ϲυναγωγηϲ των λεγομενων λιβερτινων και κυρηναιων και αλεξανδρεων και των απο κιλικιαϲ και αϲιαϲ ϲυνζητουντεϲ τω ϲτεφανω 10και ουκ ϊϲχυον αντιϲτηναι τη ϲοφια και τω πνι ω ελαλει ·
Compare: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869)
6οὓς ἔστησαν ἐνώπιον τῶν ἀποστόλων, καὶ προσευξάμενοι ἐπέθηκαν αὐτοῖς τὰς χεῖρας. 7Καὶ ὁ λόγος τοῦ θεοῦ ηὔξανεν, καὶ ἐπληθύνετο ὁ ἀριθμὸς τῶν μαθητῶν ἐν Ἱερουσαλὴμ σφόδρα, πολύς τε ὄχλος τῶν ἱερέων ὑπήκουον τῇ πίστει. 8Στέφανος δὲ πλήρης χάριτος καὶ δυνάμεως ἐποίει τέρατα καὶ σημεῖα μεγάλα ἐν τῷ λαῷ. 9ἀνέστησαν δέ τινες τῶν ἐκ τῆς συναγωγῆς τῶν λεγομένων Λιβερτίνων καὶ Κυρηναίων καὶ Ἀλεξανδρέων καὶ τῶν ἀπὸ Κιλικίας καὶ Ἀσίας συζητοῦντες τῷ Στεφάνῳ, 10καὶ οὐκ ἴσχυον ἀντιστῆναι τῇ σοφίᾳ καὶ τῷ πνεύματι ᾧ ἐλάλει.
6Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them. 7And 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. 8And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people. 9Then 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. 10And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake.
11τοτε υπεβαλον ανδραϲ λεγοντεϲ οτι ακηκοαμεν αυτου λεγοντοϲ ρηματα βλαϲφημιαϲ ιϲ μωϋϲην και τον θν 12ϲυνεκινηϲαν τε τον λαον κ(αι) τουϲ πρεϲβυτερουϲ και τουϲ γραμματειϲ και ϲυνηρπαϲαν αυτον και ηγαγον ειϲ το ϲυνεδριον 13εϲτηϲαν τε μαρτυραϲ ψευδειϲ λεγοντεϲ ˙ ο ανθρωποϲ ουτοϲ ου παυεται λαλων ρηματα κατα του τοπου του αγιου και του νομου 14ακηκοαμεν γαρ αυτου λεγοντοϲ οτι ιϲ ο ναζωραιοϲ ουτοϲ καταλυϲει τον τοπον τουτον και αλλαξει τα εθη α παρεδωκεν ημιν μωϋϲηϲ ·15και ατενιϲατεϲ αυτον παντεϲ οι καθεζομενοι εν τω ϲυνεδριω ειδον το προϲωπο αυτου ωϲει προϲωπον αγγελου ·
Compare: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869)
11τότε ὑπέβαλον ἄνδρας λέγοντας ὅτι ἀκηκόαμεν αὐτοῦ λαλοῦντος ῥήματα βλάσφημα εἰς Μωϋσῆν καὶ τὸν θεόν· 12συνεκίνησάν τε τὸν λαὸν καὶ τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους καὶ τοὺς γραμματεῖς, καὶ ἐπιστάντες συνήρπασαν αὐτὸν καὶ ἤγαγον εἰς τὸ συνέδριον, 13ἔστησάν τε μάρτυρας ψευδεῖς λέγοντας, ὁ ἄνθρωπος οὗτος οὐ παύεται λαλῶν ῥήματα κατὰ τοῦ τόπου τοῦ ἁγίου καὶ τοῦ νόμου· 14ἀκηκόαμεν γὰρ αὐτοῦ λέγοντος ὅτι Ἰησοῦς ὁ Ναζωραῖος οὗτος καταλύσει τὸν τόπον τοῦτον καὶ ἀλλάξει τὰ ἔθη ἃ παρέδωκεν ἡμῖν Μωϋσῆς. 15καὶ ἀτενίσαντες εἰς αὐτὸν πάντες οἱ καθεζόμενοι ἐν τῷ συνεδρίῳ εἶδον τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ ὡσεὶ πρόσωπον ἀγγέλου.
11Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God. 12And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the council, 13And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law: 14For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered us. 15And all that sat in the council, looking stedfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel.
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- Source text: Codex Sinaiticus folio + transcription (codexsinaiticus.org) + Tischendorf 8th edition (bolls.life) + KJV (bible-api.com) — view original
- Critical edition: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869) / Codex Sinaiticus transcription
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