# Acts 6:5

> This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, as well as Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas from Antioch, a convert to Judaism.

— Acts 6:5, Berean Standard Bible

## On the map

- **Antioch** (Syria · today Antakya) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/antioch

## When

- c. AD 30-35 (counted from the text)
- Date source: Counted forward from Pentecost to the death of Stephen, which comes before the conversion of Saul.

## Who ruled

- **Tiberius**, emperor of Rome, AD 14-37 · Source: Tacitus, Annals I-VI; Suetonius, Tiberius
- **Pontius Pilate**, prefect of Judea, AD 26-36 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVIII.3-4; Tacitus, Annals XV.44; the Caesarea inscription, which carries his name and office in stone
- **Herod Antipas**, tetrarch of Galilee, 4 BC – AD 39 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVII.8-XVIII.7
- **Philip**, tetrarch of Ituraea, 4 BC – AD 34 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVII.8, XVIII.4
- **Caiaphas**, high priest, AD 18-36 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVIII.2.2 and XVIII.4.3; the ossuary of "Joseph, son of Caiaphas," found in Jerusalem in 1990

## See also

- Acts 11:24 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/11/24
- Acts 21:8 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/21/8
- Acts 8:5-40 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/8/5
- Acts 6:3 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/6/3
- Acts 6:8 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/6/8
- Acts 7:1–8:2 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/7/1
- Proverbs 15:23 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/proverbs/15/23
- Acts 6:10 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/6/10

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/6/5
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/6
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).