Acts 6:10
8 Now Stephen, who was full of grace and power, was performing great wonders and signs among the people.
9 But resistance arose from what was called the Synagogue of the Freedmen, including Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and men from the provinces of Cilicia and Asia. They began to argue with Stephen,
but they could not stand up to his wisdom or the Spirit by whom he spoke.
11 Then they prompted some men to say, “We heard Stephen speak words of blasphemy against Moses and against God.”
12 So they stirred up the people, elders, and scribes and confronted Stephen. They seized him and brought him before the Sanhedrin,
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- but they could not stand up to his wisdom or the Spirit by whom he spoke.
- KJV
- And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake.
- WEB
- They weren’t able to withstand the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spoke.
- ASV
- And they were not able to withstand the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spake.
- DARBY
- And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke.
- BLB
- And they were not able to withstand the wisdom and the Spirit by whom he was speaking.
- ÅB
- og de var ikke i stand til å stå seg mot den visdom og den Ånd han talte av.
- OTB
- Men de kunne ikke motstå visdommen og Ånden som han talte med.
- B1930
- og de var ikke i stand til å stå sig mot den visdom og den Ånd han talte av.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 21:15
For I will give you speech and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.
Read in context1 Corinthians 2:4
My message and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,
Read in contextMatthew 10:19–20
But when they hand you over, do not worry about how to respond or what to say. In that hour you will be given what to say.
Read in contextJohn 7:46
“Never has anyone spoken like this man!” the officers answered.
Read in contextLuke 12:11–12
When you are brought before synagogues, rulers, and authorities, do not worry about how to defend yourselves or what to say.
Read in contextJob 32:8
But there is a spirit in a man, the breath of the Almighty, that gives him understanding.
Read in contextExodus 4:12
Now go! I will help you as you speak, and I will teach you what to say.”
Read in contextLuke 1:17
And he will go on before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”
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