Acts 6:7-9

Holman Christian Standard Bible

⁷ So the preaching about God flourished, the number of the disciples in Jerusalem multiplied^(A) greatly, and a large group of priests became obedient to the faith.

Stephen Accused of Blasphemy

⁸ Stephen, full of grace and power, was performing great wonders and signs among the people. ⁹ Then some from what is called the Freedmen’s Synagogue, composed of both Cyrenians and Alexandrians, and some from Cilicia and Asia, came forward and disputed with Stephen.