⁵ The ^[a]announcement found approval with the whole ^[b]congregation; and they chose ^(A)Stephen, a man ^(B)full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and ^(C)Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and ^[c]Nicolas, a ^[d](D)proselyte from ^(E)Antioch.

²⁰ But there were some of them, men of ^(A)Cyprus and ^(B)Cyrene, who came to ^(C)Antioch and began speaking to the ^[a](D)Greeks as well, ^(E)preaching the good news of the Lord Jesus.

²² The ^[a]news about them ^[b]reached the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent ^(A)Barnabas off ^[c]to ^(B)Antioch.

²⁷ Now ^[a]at this time some ^(A)prophets came down from Jerusalem to ^(B)Antioch.