6. They had them stand before the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.
7. So the preaching about God flourished, the number of the disciples in Jerusalem multiplied greatly, and a large group of priests became obedient to the faith.
8. Stephen, full of grace and power, was performing great wonders and signs among the people.
9. Then some from what is called the Freedmen’s Synagogue, composed of both Cyrenians and Alexandrians, and some from Cilicia and Asia, came forward and disputed with Stephen.
10. But they were unable to stand up against his wisdom and the Spirit by whom he was speaking.
11. Then they persuaded some men to say, “We heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God! ”
12. They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes; so they came, dragged him off, and took him to the Sanhedrin.
13. They also presented false witnesses who said, “This man does not stop speaking blasphemous words against this holy place and the law.
14. For we heard him say that Jesus, this Nazarene, will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”