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As the number of disciples continued to grow, the Hellenists complained against the Hebrews because their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution. So the Twelve called together the community of the disciples and said, “It is not right for us to neglect the word of God to serve at table. Brothers, select from among you seven reputable men, filled with the Spirit and wisdom, whom we shall appoint to this task, whereas we shall devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”
The proposal was acceptable to the whole community, so they chose Stephen, a man filled with faith and the Holy Spirit, also Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicholas of Antioch, a convert to Judaism. They presented these men to the apostles who prayed and laid hands on them.
The word of God continued to spread, and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem increased greatly; even a large group of priests were becoming obedient to the faith.
covered in every part; thoroughly permeated with; replete; abounding in
R. (22) Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you.
Exult, you just, in the LORD; praise from the upright is fitting.
Give thanks to the LORD on the harp; with the ten-stringed lyre chant his praises.
R. Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you.
Upright is the word of the LORD, and all his works are trustworthy.
He loves justice and right; of the kindness of the LORD the earth is full.
R. Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you.
See, the eyes of the LORD are upon those who fear him, upon those who hope for his kindness,
To deliver them from death and preserve them in spite of famine.
R. Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you.
Exult, you just, in the LORD; praise from the upright is fitting.
Give thanks to the LORD on the harp; with the ten-stringed lyre chant his praises.
R. Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you.
Upright is the word of the LORD, and all his works are trustworthy.
He loves justice and right; of the kindness of the LORD the earth is full.
R. Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you.
See, the eyes of the LORD are upon those who fear him, upon those who hope for his kindness,
To deliver them from death and preserve them in spite of famine.
R. Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you.
goodness, kindness, faithfulness; favour; (loving-) kindness; pity, zeal; benevolence; grace
to wait, hope, expect; to be patient
to overcome; to cry out, shout for joy, give a ringing cry; triumph
adoration, thanksgiving (paid to God); laudation
to give thanks, laud, praise; to revere or worship (with extended hands); to profess, to confess; celebrate
to sing, sing praise; to make music, accompanied by the voice
straight, correct, right; straightforward, just, fitting, proper
deed, thing done, act; undertaking, enterprise; product; business
firmness, fidelity, steadfastness, steadiness; security; fidelity:—faith(-ful, -ly, -ness); stability, steady, truly, truth, verily
justice, right, rectitude; proper, fitting, measure, fitness; that which is just, according to the law
rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue)
revere; to stand in awe of, be awed; reverence, honour, respect; to cause astonishment; tremble; venerate
to snatch away, deliver, rescue, save; to rescue, recover; defend; preserve; pull away
have life, remain alive, sustain life, live prosperously, live for ever, be quickened, be alive, be restored to life or health; to preserve alive, let live; revive, refresh; nourish up; to continue safe and sound; to recover health, be healed; cause to be well
Beloved:
Come to him, a living stone, rejected by human beings but chosen and precious in the sight of God, and, like living stones, let yourselves be built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. For it says in Scripture: Behold, I am laying a stone in Zion, a cornerstone, chosen and precious, and whoever believes in it shall not be put to shame.Therefore, its value is for you who have faith, but for those without faith: The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,and A stone that will make people stumble, and a rock that will make them fall.They stumble by disobeying the word, as is their destiny. You are “a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of his own, so that you may announce the praises” of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.
Come to him, a living stone, rejected by human beings but chosen and precious in the sight of God, and, like living stones, let yourselves be built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. For it says in Scripture: Behold, I am laying a stone in Zion, a cornerstone, chosen and precious, and whoever believes in it shall not be put to shame.Therefore, its value is for you who have faith, but for those without faith: The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,and A stone that will make people stumble, and a rock that will make them fall.They stumble by disobeying the word, as is their destiny. You are “a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of his own, so that you may announce the praises” of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.
go near to; approach, draw near to
to build (up from the foundation); to restore by building, to rebuild, repair; to found, establish
to be persuaded of, and hence, to place confidence in, to trust, signifies, in this sense of the word, reliance upon, not mere credence.; signifies to entrust, commit to, committed to [] trust; to believe, also means to entrust, and in the Active Voice is translated to commit; in the Passive Voice, to be intrusted with; to think to be true, to be persuaded of, to credit, place confidence in; to credit, have confidence; to entrust a thing to one, i.e. his fidelity
to refuse to be persuaded, to refuse belief, to be disobedient; not to allow one's self to be persuaded; to refuse or withhold belief
picked out, chosen; selected
bidden, invited; summoned; to call aloud, utter in a loud voice; called out or forth from; to cause to pass from one state into another; rouse;
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
I am the way, the truth and the life, says the Lord; no one comes to the Father, except through me.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
I am the way, the truth and the life, says the Lord; no one comes to the Father, except through me.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
way, path, road; highway; used of a traveler's way; journey; a course of conduct; a way (i.e. manner) of thinking, feeling, deciding; the way in which one walks
the reality lying at the basis of an appearance; the manifested, veritable essence of a matter; that candour of mind which is free from affection, pretence, simulation, falsehood, deceit; sincerity of mind and integrity of character, or a mode of life in harmony with divine truth; veracity
the state of one who is possessed of vitality or is animate;of the absolute fulness of life, both essential and ethical; life real and genuine, a life active and vigorous, devoted to God, blessed
Jesus said to his disciples:
“Do not let your hearts be troubled. You have faith in God; have faith also in me. In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places. If there were not, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back again and take you to myself, so that where I am you also may be. Where I am going you know the way.”
“Do not let your hearts be troubled. You have faith in God; have faith also in me. In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places. If there were not, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back again and take you to myself, so that where I am you also may be. Where I am going you know the way.”
Jesus said to him, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you know me, then you will also know my Father. From now on you do know him and have seen him.”
Philip said to him, “Master, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us.”
Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you for so long a time and you still do not knowme, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I speak to you I do not speak on my own. The Father who dwells in me is doing his works. Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me, or else, believe because of the works themselves. Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever believes in me will do the works that I do, and will do greater ones than these, because I am going to the Father.”
man's entire mental and moral activity, both the rational and the emotional elements; the centre and seat of spiritual life; the soul or mind, as it is the fountain and seat of the thoughts, passions, desires, appetites, affections, purposes, endeavours; the understanding, the faculty and seat of the intelligence; the will and character; the soul as the seat of the sensibilities, affections, emotions, desires, appetites, passions
fear or perplexity; to agitate, trouble (a thing, by the movement of its parts to and fro); to disquiet, make restless; to stir up; to strike one's spirit with fear and dread; to render anxious or distressed; to perplex the mind of one by suggesting scruples or doubts
to be persuaded of, and hence, to place confidence in, to trust, signifies, in this sense of the word, reliance upon, not mere credence.; signifies to entrust, commit to, committed to [] trust; to believe, also means to entrust, and in the Active Voice is translated to commit; in the Passive Voice, to be intrusted with; to think to be true, to be persuaded of, to credit, place confidence in; to credit, have confidence; to entrust a thing to one, i.e. his fidelity
to make the necessary preparations, get everything ready; prepare, provide, make ready
to come, or to go; to come from one place to another, and used both of persons arriving and of those returning; to appear, make one's appearance, come before the public
anew, again; renewal or repetition of the action; once more
to take to, to take with one's self, to join to one's self; an associate, a companion; not to reject; associate with oneself (in any familiar or intimate act or relation); to take with one in order to carry away
way, path, road; highway; used of a traveler's way; journey; a course of conduct; a way (i.e. manner) of thinking, feeling, deciding; the way in which one walks
the reality lying at the basis of an appearance; the manifested, veritable essence of a matter; that candour of mind which is free from affection, pretence, simulation, falsehood, deceit; sincerity of mind and integrity of character, or a mode of life in harmony with divine truth; veracity
the state of one who is possessed of vitality or is animate;of the absolute fulness of life, both essential and ethical; life real and genuine, a life active and vigorous, devoted to God, blessed
understand, perceive, have knowledge of; become acquainted with; allow, be aware (of)
behold; perceive; to see with the eyes; to see with the mind, to perceive, know; become acquainted with by experience, to experience; to care for, pay heed to; to stare at; to discern clearly (physically or mentally);to attend to; to experience; take heed
deed, act; employment, task; that which one undertakes to do, enterprise, undertaking; thing done;toil (as an effort or occupation); that with which anyone is occupied;the work performed in undertaking the ministry, or to the execution of the ministry;any product whatever, anything accomplished by hand, art, industry, mind; with a suggestion of toil, or struggle with hindrances; a benefaction; good work springing from piety; a good deed, noble action; the course of conduct which springs from faith;
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