⁸And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great ^twonders and miracles among the people. ⁹Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and ^uCyrenians, and ^xAlexandrians, and of them of ^yCilicia and of ^zAsia, disputing with Stephen. ¹⁰And they were not able to ^aresist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake.

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tSee John 4:48.
uSee Matt. 27:32.
xch. 18:24. So ch. 27:6. & 28:11.
ySee Judith 2:21. Comp. ch. 21:39.
zSee ch. 2:9.
a Luke 21:15. See Matt. 10:20. Comp. Isai. 54:17.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

And Stephen, full of grace and power, was doing great wonders and signs among the people. Then some of those who belonged to the synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called), and of the Cyrenians, and of the Alexandrians, and of those from Cilicia and Asia, rose up and disputed with Stephen. But they could not withstand the wisdom and the Spirit with which he was speaking.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Now Stephen, a man full of God’s grace and power, performed great wonders and signs among the people. Opposition arose, however, from members of the Synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called)—Jews of Cyrene and Alexandria as well as the provinces of Cilicia and Asia—who began to argue with Stephen. But they could not stand up against the wisdom the Spirit gave him as he spoke.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Now Stephen, full of grace and power, was performing great wonders and signs among the people. Opposition arose, however, from some members of the Freedmen’s Synagogue, composed of both Cyrenians and Alexandrians, and some from Cilicia and Asia, and they began to argue with Stephen. But they were unable to stand up against his wisdom and the Spirit by whom he was speaking.

NLTNew Living Translation

Stephen, a man full of God’s grace and power, performed amazing miracles and signs among the people. But one day some men from the Synagogue of Freed Slaves, as it was called, started to debate with him. They were Jews from Cyrene, Alexandria, Cilicia, and the province of Asia. None of them could stand against the wisdom and the Spirit with which Stephen spoke.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Now Stephen, full of grace and power, was performing great wonders and signs among the people. But some of those from the Synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called), both Cyrenians and Alexandrians, and those from Cilicia and Asia, stood up and disputed with Stephen. And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit with which he was speaking.