Acts 6:3-5

New American Standard Bible 1995

³ Therefore, ^(A)brethren, select from among you seven men of good reputation, ^(B)full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may put in charge of this task. ⁴ But we will ^(C)devote ourselves to prayer and to the ^[a]ministry of the word.” ⁵ The statement found approval with the whole ^[b]congregation; and they chose ^(D)Stephen, a man ^(E)full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and ^(F)Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas and ^[c]Nicolas, a ^[d](G)proselyte from ^(H)Antioch.