Who chose Stephen to serve tables?

2 And the twelve summoned the full number of the disciples and said, “It is not right that we should give up preaching the word of God to serve tables. 3 Therefore, brothers, pick out from among you seven men of good repute, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we will appoint to this duty.

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1. men of good repute
2. full of the Spirit
3. full of wisdom.

4 But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.” 5 And what they said pleased the whole gathering, and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicholas, a proselyte of Antioch.

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6 These they set before the apostles, and they prayed and laid their hands on them.

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1. The apostles set the criteria.
2. The church members picked out the candidates.
3. The apostles approved their appointments.