whom they stood before the apostles. And they prayed and[a] placed their[b] hands on them.

And the word of God kept spreading, and the number of disciples in Jerusalem was increasing greatly, and a large number of priests began obeying[c] the faith.

Stephen Arrested

Now Stephen, full of grace and power, was performing great wonders and signs among the people.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 6:6 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“prayed”) has been translated as a finite verb
  2. Acts 6:6 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
  3. Acts 6:7 The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began obeying”)

They presented these men to the apostles, who prayed(A) and laid their hands on them.(B)

So the word of God spread.(C) The number of disciples in Jerusalem increased rapidly,(D) and a large number of priests became obedient to the faith.

Stephen Seized

Now Stephen, a man full of God’s grace and power, performed great wonders and signs(E) among the people.

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