Wrought (εποιε). Imperfect active, repeatedly wrought. Evidently a man like Stephen would not confine his "ministry" to "serving t…

And Stephen. The remarkable death of this first Christian martyr, which soon occurred, gave the sacred writer an occasion to provide a det…

Stephen, full of faith and power.—The better manuscripts give, “full of grace and power.”

Did great wonders…

Stephen has earlier been described as being “full of the Spirit and wisdom” (6:3) and “full of faith and of the Holy Spirit” (6:5). Now Luke says h…

Luke sets forth again the increase of the Church, so that he may better declare the power of God and His grace in its continual progress. This was …

And Stephen, full of faith and power
The historian proceeds to give a narrative of Stephen particularly, the first o…

When they could not answer Stephen's arguments as a disputant, they prosecuted him as a criminal and brought false witnesses against him.