Acts 6:5 — Bible Verse (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:”

Acts 6:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Acts 6:5 in 6 Bible Translations

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Acts 6:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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 — World English Bible

Acts 6:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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 Nicolaüs a proselyte of Antioch;”

Acts 6:5 — American Standard Version

Acts 6:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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 — Young's Literal Translation

Acts 6:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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 — Darby Translation

Acts 6:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Steuen a man full of fayth and of the holy Ghost, and Philippe, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a Proselyte of Antiochia,”

Acts 6:5 — Geneva Bible

Acts 6:5 in Context — Acts 6

3 Buscad pues, hermanos, siete varones de vosotros de buen testimonio, llenos de Espíritu Santo y de sabiduría, los cuales pongamos en esta obra.

4 Y nosotros persistiremos en la oración, y en el ministerio de la palabra.

5 Y plugo el parecer á toda la multitud; y eligieron á Esteban, varón lleno de fe y de Espíritu Santo, y á Felipe, y á Prócoro, y á Nicanor, y á Timón, y á Parmenas, y á Nicolás, prosélito de Antioquía:

6 A estos presentaron delante de los apóstoles, los cuales orando les pusieron las manos encima.

7 Y crecía la palabra del Señor, y el número de los discípulos se multiplicaba mucho en Jerusalem: también una gran multitud de los sacerdotes obedecía á la fe.

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