# there arose some people ... Asia. These people were debating with Stephen "some people ... Asia, began to debate against Stephen" # synagogue of the Freedmen "Freedmen" were probably ex-slaves from these different locations. It is unclear if the other people listed were part of the synagogue or just participated in the debate with Stephen. # the Cyrenians and Alexandrians "people from Cyrene and Alexandria." Cyrene and Alexandria were cities in Northern Africa. They were south of the Mediterranean Sea. # some from Cilicia and Asia Cilicia was a city and Asia was a Roman province, both north of the Mediterranean Sea. # debating with Stephen "arguing with Stephen"