"Therefore,brethren,selectfrom amongyou sevenmenof good reputation,fullof the Spiritand of wisdom,whomwe may put in chargeof thistask.
"Furthermore, you shall selectout of allthe peopleablemenwho fearGod,menof truth,those who hatedishonestgain;and you shall place[these] overthem [as] leadersof thousands,of hundreds,of fiftiesand of tens.
For his Godinstructsand teacheshim properly.
A spiritof justicefor him who sitsin judgment,A strengthto those who repelthe onslaughtat the gate.
"But do not be calledRabbi;for Oneis your Teacher,and you are allbrothers.
Thereforethissayingwentout amongthe brethrenthat that disciplewould not die;yetJesusdid not sayto him that he would not die,but [only], "IfI wanthim to remainuntilI come,what[is that] to you?"
At thistimePeterstoodup in the midstof the brethren(a gatheringof aboutone hundredand twentypersonswas there together),and said,
"Thereforeit is necessarythat of the menwho have accompaniedus allthe timethat the LordJesuswentin and out amongus--
They said,"Cornelius,a centurion,a righteousand God-fearingmanwell spokenof by the entirenationof the Jews,was [divinely] directedby a holyangelto sendfor you [to come] to his houseand heara messagefrom you."
and they sent this letterby them, "The apostlesand the brethrenwho are elders,to the brethrenin Antiochand Syriaand Ciliciawhoare from the Gentiles,greetings.
and he was well spokenof by the brethrenwho were in Lystraand Iconium.
And they were allfilledwith the HolySpiritand beganto speakwith othertongues,as the Spiritwas givingthem utterance.
"A certainAnanias,a manwho was devoutby the standardof the Law,[and] well spokenof by allthe Jewswho livedthere,
Therewe found[some] brethren,and were invitedto staywith them for sevendays;and thuswe cameto Rome.
Sothe twelvesummonedthe congregationof the disciplesand said,"It is not desirablefor us to neglectthe wordof Godin order to servetables.
The statementfound approvalwith the wholecongregation;and they choseStephen,a manfullof faithand of the HolySpirit,and Philip,Prochorus,Nicanor,Timon,Parmenasand Nicolas,a proselytefrom Antioch.
And thesethey broughtbeforethe apostles;and after praying,they laidtheir handson them.
But when the brethrenlearned[of it], they brought him downto Caesareaand sent him awayto Tarsus.
For to oneis giventhe wordof wisdomthroughthe Spirit,and to anotherthe wordof knowledgeaccordingto the sameSpirit;
WhenI arrive,whomeveryou may approve,I will sendthem with lettersto carryyour giftto Jerusalem;
And do not get drunkwith wine,for that is dissipation,but be filledwith the Spirit,
Choosewiseand discerningand experiencedmenfrom your tribes,and I will appointthem as your heads.'
having a reputationfor goodworks;[and] ifshe has brought up children,ifshe has shown hospitality to strangers,ifshe has washedthe saints'feet,ifshe has assistedthose in distress,[and] ifshe has devoted herselfto everygoodwork.
Everygoodthing givenand everyperfectgiftis from above,coming downfrom the Fatherof lights,with whomthereis novariationorshiftingshadow.
Demetriushas receiveda [good] testimonyfrom everyone,and from the truthitself;and we add our testimony,and you knowthat our testimonyis true.
