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¹ In those dayes whan the nombre of the disciples increased, there arose a grudge amoge the Grekes agaynst the Hebrues, because their wyddowes were not loked vpon in the daylie handreachinge.² Then the twolue called the multitude of the disciples together, and sayde: It is not mete that we shulde leaue the worde of God, and to serue at the tables.³ Wherfore brethren, loke out amonge you seue men, that are of honeste reporte, and full of the holy goost and wyssdome, whom we maye appoynte to this nedefull busynes.⁴ But we wil geue oure selues vnto prayer, and to the mynistracion of the worde of God.⁵ And the sayenge pleased the whole multitude. And they chose Steuen, a man full of fayth and of the holy goost, and Philippe, and Procorus, and Nicanor, and Thimon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas the Proselite of Antioche.⁶ These they set before ye Apostles, and they prayed, and layed their handes vpon them.⁷ And the worde of God increased, and the nombre of the disciples multiplied greatly at Ierusalem. And there were many prestes also obedient vnto the fayth.

⁸ Steuen full of faith and power, dyd wonders and greate tokens amonge the people.⁹ Then arose there certayne of the synagoge, which is called (the synagoge) of ye Libertynes, & of the Cyrenites, and of the Alexadrines, and of the yt were of Celicia and Asia, & disputed with Steue,¹⁰ and they coulde not resiste the wyssdome and the sprete, out of the which he spake.¹¹ Then sent they in certayne men, that sayde: We haue herde him speake blasphemous wordes agaynst Moses, and agaynst God.¹² And they moued the people, and the Elders and the scrybes, and came vpon him, & caught him,¹³ and brought him before the councell, and set false witnesses there, which sayde: This man ceasseth not to speake blasphemous wordes agaynst this holy place and the lawe.¹⁴ For we herde him saye: Iesus of Nazareth shall destroye this place, and chaunge the ordinaunces which Moses gaue vs.¹⁵ And all they that sat in the councell, loked vpo him and sawe his face as the face of an angell.