⁸ And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people.

¹³ For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

⁶ And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.

¹⁰ And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake.

⁵ And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:

³ Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.

²⁹ And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word,

³⁰ By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus.

⁵⁵ But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,

¹⁵ And all that sat in the council, looking stedfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel.

¹⁷ And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:

¹⁸ And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:

⁴⁸ Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.

¹¹ And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;