But some men stood up — members of the so-called Synagogue of the Freedmen, along with Cyrenians and Alexandrians and others from Cilicia and Asia — and began to argue with Stephen.
In context
7The word of God kept spreading; the number of disciples in Jerusalem grew enormously, and a great many of the priests became obedient to the faith. 8Stephen, full of grace and power, was doing great wonders and signs among the people. 9But some men stood up — members of the so-called Synagogue of the Freedmen, along with Cyrenians and Alexandrians and others from Cilicia and Asia — and began to argue with Stephen. 10They could not stand up to the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke. 11So they secretly put men up to saying, “We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and against God.”
