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Brothers, carefully select from among you seven men with good reputations, who are full of the Holy[a] Spirit and wisdom. We will put them in charge of this service. But we will devote ourselves to prayer and the ministry of the word.”

This proposal pleased the entire group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, also Philip, Procorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicholas, a proselyte from Antioch.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 6:3 Some witnesses to the text omit Holy.