Stephen Στέφανος

Christian deacon. Stephen, one of the seven deacons chosen by the early church, was full of faith and the Holy Spirit, performed miracles, and became the first Christian martyr after his powerful testimony before the Sanhedrin.

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Where Stephen appears

Acts (7)

Key verses

• Acts 6:5 first mention — And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:
• Acts 6:8 — And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people.
• Acts 6:9 — Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen.
• Acts 7:59 — And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
• Acts 8:2 — And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.
• Acts 11:19 — Now they which were scattered abroad upon the persecution that arose about Stephen travelled as far as Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to none but unto the Jews only.
• Acts 22:20 — And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting unto his death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him.

Person data: STEPBible.org TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0), adapted. Verse text: King James Version.