The Choosing of the Seven
(1 Timothy 3:8–13)

1And in those dayes, as the nomber of ye disciples grewe, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians towards ye Hebrewes, because their widowes were neglected in the dayly ministring. 2Then the twelue called the multitude of the disciples together, and sayd, It is not meete that we should leaue the worde of God to serue the tables. 3Wherefore brethren, looke ye out among you seuen men of honest report, and full of the holy Ghost, and of wisedome, which we may appoint to this busines. 4And we will giue our selues continually to prayer, and to the ministration of the worde. 5And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Steuen a man full of fayth and of the holy Ghost, and Philippe, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a Proselyte of Antiochia, 6Which they set before the Apostles: and they prayed, and layed their hands on them.

7And the worde of God increased, and the nomber of the disciples was multipled in Hierusalem greatly, and a great company of the Priests were obedient to the faith.

The Arrest of Stephen

8Now Steuen full of faith & power, did great wonders and miracles among the people. 9Then there arose certaine of the Synagogue, which are called Libertines, and Cyrenians, and of Alexandria, & of them of Cilicia, and of Asia, and disputed with Steuen. 10But they were not able to resist the wisdome, and the Spirit by the which he spake. 11Then they suborned men, which saide, We haue heard him speake blasphemous wordes against Moses, and God. 12Thus they mooued the people & the Elders, and the Scribes: and running vpon him, caught him, and brought him to the Councill, 13And set forth false witnesses, which sayd, This man ceasseth not to speake blasphemous wordes against this holy place, and the Law. 14For we haue heard him say, that this Iesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the ordinances, which Moses gaue vs. 15And as all that sate in the Councill, looked stedfastly on him, they saw his face as it had bene the face of an Angel.