6:1 - And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.
Shepherd of Hermas Similitude Ninth
"And they who believed from the ninth mountain, which was deserted, and had in it creeping things and wild beasts which destroy men, were the following: they who had the stains as servants,[43]Pseudo-Tertullian Against All Heresies
emerged in Nicolaus. He was one of the seven deacons who were appointed in the Acts of the Apostles.[22]
6:2 - Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables.
Clement of Alexandria The Instructor Book II
The twelve, having called together the multitude of the disciples, said, "It is not meet for us to leave the word of God and serve tables."[142]
6:3 - Wherefore, brethren, look all of you out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.
Irenaeus Against Heresies Book IV
Luke also has recorded that Stephen, who was the first elected into the diaconate by the apostles,[174]Victorinus On the Creation of the World
seven deacons,[33]
6:5 - And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:
Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book II
Such also are those (who say that they follow Nicolaus, quoting an adage of the man, which they pervert,[247]Hippolytus Refutation of All Heresies Book VII
has been a cause of the wide-spread combination of these wicked men. He, as one of the seven (that were chosen) for the diaconate,[101]
6:15 - And all that sat in the council, looking steadfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel.
Tertullian On the Resurrection of the Flesh
But he was Moses still, even when he was not visible. So also Stephen had already put on the appearance of an angel,[425]