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Acts 6:12

10 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.”

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.

14 For we have heard him say that Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”

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BSB
So they stirred up the people, elders, and scribes and confronted Stephen. They seized him and brought him before the Sanhedrin,
KJV
And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the council,
WEB
They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes, and came against him and seized him, then brought him in to the council,
ASV
And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and seized him, and brought him into the council,
DARBY
And they roused the people, and the elders, and the scribes. And coming upon [him] they seized him and brought [him] to the council.
BLB
And they stirred up the people and the elders and the scribes; and having come upon [him], they seized him and brought [him] to the Council.
ÅB
Og de oppegget folket og de eldste og de skriftlærde, og de falt over ham og dro ham avsted og førte ham for rådet,
OTB
De hisset opp folket, de eldste og de lovlærde, og de grep Stefanus og førte ham fram for Sanhedrin.
B1930
Og de opegget folket og de eldste og de skriftlærde, og de falt over ham og drog ham avsted og førte ham for rådet,

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  • Proverbs 15:18

    A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms dispute.

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  • Acts 14:2

    But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers.

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  • Matthew 26:57

    Those who had arrested Jesus led Him away to the house of Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and elders had gathered.

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  • Acts 5:18

    and arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.

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  • Acts 16:19–21

    When the girl’s owners saw that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities in the marketplace.

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  • Acts 5:27

    They brought them in and made them stand before the Sanhedrin, where the high priest interrogated them.

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  • Matthew 5:22

    But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to the fire of hell.

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  • Acts 17:13

    But when the Jews from Thessalonica learned that Paul was also proclaiming the word of God in Berea, they went there themselves to incite and agitate the crowds.

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