And Stephen, full of grace and power, was doing great wonders and signs among the people.
And now, Lord, look upon their threats and grant to your servants to continue to speak your word with all boldness, while you stretch out your hand to heal, and signs and wonders are performed through the name of your holy servant Jesus.”
But he, full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.
And what they said pleased the whole gathering, and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch.
For those who serve well as deacons gain a good standing for themselves and also great confidence in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.
And gazing at him, all who sat in the council saw that his face was like the face of an angel.
But they could not withstand the wisdom and the Spirit with which he was speaking.
“‘And in the last days it shall be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams; even on my male servants and female servants in those days I will pour out my Spirit, and they shall prophesy.
And the crowds with one accord paid attention to what was being said by Philip, when they heard him and saw the signs that he did.
Therefore, brothers, pick out from among you seven men of good repute, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we will appoint to this duty.
And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers,
So Jesus said to him, “Unless you see signs and wonders you will not believe.”
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