 የነፃ ወጪዎች ከተባለችው ምኵራብም ከቀሬናና ከእስክንድርያም ሰዎች ከኪልቅያና ከእስያም ከነበሩት አንዳንዶቹ ተነሥተው እስጢፋኖስን ይከራከሩት ነበር፤ ይናገርበት የነበረውንም ጥበብና መንፈስ ይቃወሙ ዘንድ አልቻሉም።
9And certain ones of the synagogues, called Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and those from Cilicia and Asia, stood up disputing with Stephen, 10and they were not able to resist the wisdom and spirit with which he was speaking.