Acts 6:7-9

GOD’S WORD Translation

⁷ God’s word continued to spread, and the number of disciples in Jerusalem grew very large. A large number of priests accepted the faith.

Stephen Is Arrested

⁸ Stephen was a man filled with God’s favor ^[a] and power. He did amazing things and performed miracles. ⁹ ⌞One day⌟ some men from the cities of Cyrene and Alexandria and the provinces of Cilicia and Asia started an argument with Stephen. They belonged to a synagogue called Freedmen’s Synagogue.