Nothing is known about the personal life of Stephen, about his parents, his siblings, or whether he had a wife or children. The only details we have are those found here in Acts 6:1 – 7:60. He is introduced as a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit (Acts 6:5), and he will go on to stand trial before the Sanhedrin (Acts 7:1–53). Thereafter, he will suffer a martyr's death (Acts 7:59 – 8:1), because he was killed for his commitment to Jesus Christ. The fact that he was elected to serve as one of the seven men responsible for the daily distribution of food is evidence that he was well respected in the early church community (see Acts 6:1–7). His engagement and discussions with men from the synagogue of Freedmen also suggest that this was the synagogue which he frequented. Along with his name, this is further evidence that he may well be from a Greek-speaking background.