Acts 6:5-7

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

⁵ This proposal pleased the whole company. So they chose Stephen,^(A) a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, and Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a convert from Antioch.^{(B) 6} They had them stand before the apostles, who prayed^(C) and laid their hands on^(D) them.

⁷ So the word of God spread, the disciples in Jerusalem increased^(E) greatly in number, and a large group of priests became obedient to the faith.