Andinthosedays, when the number of thediscipleswere multiplied, there arosea murmuringof theGreciansagainsttheHebrews, becausetheirwidowswere neglectedinthedailyministration. Thenthetwelvecalledthemultitudeof thedisciples unto them, and said, It isnotreasonthat weshould leavethewordof God, and servetables. Wherefore, brethren, look ye outamongyousevenmenof honest report, fullof the HolyGhostandwisdom, whomwe may appointoverthisbusiness. Butwewill give ourselves continuallyto prayer, andto theministryof theword. Andthesayingpleasedthewholemultitude: andthey choseStephen, a manfullof faithandof the HolyGhost, andPhilip, andProchorus, andNicanor, andTimon, andParmenas, andNicolasa proselyteof Antioch: Whomthey setbeforetheapostles: andwhen they had prayed, they laid their hands onthem. Andthewordof Godincreased; andthenumberof thedisciplesmultipliedinJerusalemgreatly; anda greatcompanyof thepriestswere obedientto thefaith. AndStephen, fullof faithandpower, didgreatwondersandmiraclesamongthepeople. Thenthere arosecertainofthesynagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, andCyrenians, andAlexandrians, andof themofCiliciaandof Asia, disputing withStephen. Andthey were not ableto resistthewisdomandthespiritby whichhe spake. Thenthey subornedmen, which said, We have heardhimspeakblasphemouswordsagainstMoses, and against God. Andthey stirred upthepeople, andtheelders, andthescribes, andcame upon him, and caughthim, andbrought him tothecouncil, Andset upfalsewitnesses, which said, Thismanceasethnotto speakblasphemouswordsagainstthisholyplace, andthelaw: Forwe have heardhimsay, thatthisJesusof Nazarethshall destroythisplace, andshall changethecustomswhichMosesdeliveredus. Andallthat satinthecouncil, looking steadfastlyonhim, sawhisfaceas it had beenthe faceof an angel.