²¹ The Lord’s hand was with them,^(A) and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord.^(B)

¹⁴ Nevertheless, more and more men and women believed in the Lord and were added to their number.^(A)

⁵ This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen,^(A) a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit;^(B) also Philip,^(C) Procorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas from Antioch, a convert to Judaism.