⁸ Stephen was full of God's grace and power. He did great wonders and miraculous signs among the people. ⁹ But members of the group called the Synagogue of the Freedmen began to oppose him. Some of them were Jews from Cyrene and Alexandria. Others were Jews from Cilicia and Asia Minor. They all began to argue with Stephen. ¹⁰ But he was too wise for them. They couldn't stand up against the Holy Spirit who spoke through him. Acts6-8:10