Acts 6:7-9

International Children’s Bible

⁷ The word of God was reaching more and more people. The group of followers in Jerusalem became larger and larger. A great number of the Jewish priests believed and obeyed.

Stephen Is Arrested

⁸ Stephen was richly blessed by God. God gave him the power to do great miracles and signs among the people. ⁹ But some Jews were against him. They belonged to a synagogue of Free Men^[a] (as it was called). (This synagogue was also for Jews from Cyrene and from Alexandria.) Jews from Cilicia and Asia were also with them. They all came and argued with Stephen.