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The Miracles of Stephen [45-01]

One of the leaders in the early Church was a man named Stephen. He had a good reputation and was full of the Holy Spirit and of wisdom. Stephen did many miracles and reasoned persuasively that people should believe in Jesus.

一天，天使像耶稣门徒之一的腓利显现，告诉他去到迦萨的路上，那里是旷野。当他沿着路走着的时候，腓利看到一个从埃提阿伯来的重要大官坐在车上。圣灵告诉腓利去和那人说话。

Important Terms:

• church
• HolySpirit
• wise
• miracle
• believe
• Jesus

Translation Notes:

• the early Church - That is, "the Church when it first began."
• had a good reputation - This could be translated as, "was thought well of by the people." Some languages might translate this as, "had a good name."
• was full of the Holy Spirit and of wisdom - This could also be translated as, "had power and ability from the Holy Spirit and had much wisdom" or, "was full of the Holy Spirit and was very wise."
• reasoned persuasively that - That is, "gave convincing reasons why."