thereby enabled to perform great wonders and signs among the people. Here we get a fuller glimpse of what the Spirit bequeaths. The Spirit not only inspires prophetic speech, but also conveys wisdom, faith, grace, and the power to perform miracles. Those who opposed Stephen’s evangelizing were unable to “withstand the wisdom and Spirit with which he spoke” (Acts 6:10). They were only able to commit libel by suggesting that Stephen was blaspheming. This is a significant juncture in the story when