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Acts 6:11

Moses

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,

10 but they could not stand up to his wisdom or the Spirit by whom he spoke.

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,

13 where they presented false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law.

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BSB
Then they prompted some men to say, “We heard Stephen speak words of blasphemy against Moses and against God.”
KJV
Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God.
WEB
Then they secretly induced men to say, “We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God.”
ASV
Then they suborned men, who said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and [against] God.
DARBY
Then they suborned men, saying, We have heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God.
BLB
Then they suborned men to say, “We have heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God.”
ÅB
Da traff de lønnlig avtale med noen menn som sa: Vi har hørt ham tale bespottelige ord mot Moses og Gud.
OTB
Da overtalte de i hemmelighet noen menn til å hevde: “Vi har hørt ham tale blasfemiske ord mot Moses og mot Gud.”
B1930
Da traff de lønnlig avtale med nogen menn som sa: Vi har hørt ham tale bespottelige ord mot Moses og Gud.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Matthew 26:59–60

    Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking false testimony against Jesus in order to put Him to death.

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  • 1 Kings 21:10–13

    But seat two scoundrels opposite him and have them testify, ‘You have cursed both God and the king!’ Then take him out and stone him to death.”

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  • Acts 18:6

    But when they opposed and insulted him, he shook out his garments and told them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent of it. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”

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  • Acts 15:21

    For Moses has been proclaimed in every city from ancient times and is read in the synagogues on every Sabbath.”

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  • Acts 21:28

    crying out, “Men of Israel, help us! This is the man who teaches everywhere against our people and against our law and against this place. Furthermore, he has brought Greeks into the temple and defiled this holy place.”

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  • Acts 21:20–22

    When they heard this, they glorified God. Then they said to Paul, “You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews have believed, and all of them are zealous for the law.

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  • 1 Timothy 1:13

    I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man; yet because I had acted in ignorance and unbelief, I was shown mercy.

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  • Acts 25:3

    to grant them a concession against Paul by summoning him to Jerusalem, because they were preparing an ambush to kill him along the way.

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