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Acts 6:14

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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.

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

15 All who were sitting in the Sanhedrin looked intently at Stephen, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel.

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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.

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BSB
For we have heard him say that Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”
KJV
For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered us.
WEB
For we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place, and will change the customs which Moses delivered to us.”
ASV
for we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered unto us.
DARBY
for we have heard him saying, This Jesus the Nazaraean shall destroy this place, and change the customs which Moses taught us.
BLB
For we have heard him saying that this Jesus of Nazareth will demolish this place and will change the customs that Moses delivered to us.”
ÅB
for vi har hørt ham si at denne Jesus fra Nasaret skal bryte ned dette sted og forandre de skikker som Moses gav oss.
OTB
For vi har hørt ham si at denne Jesus fra Nasaret vil ødelegge dette stedet og endre de skikkene Moses overleverte til oss.”
B1930
for vi har hørt ham si at denne Jesus fra Nasaret skal bryte ned dette sted og forandre de skikker som Moses gav oss.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Daniel 9:26

    Then after the sixty-two weeks the Messiah will be cut off and will have nothing. Then the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood, and until the end there will be war; desolations have been decreed.

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  • Hebrews 12:26–28

    At that time His voice shook the earth, but now He has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth, but heaven as well.”

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  • Acts 21:21

    But they are under the impression that you teach all the Jews who live among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children or observe our customs.

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  • Acts 15:1

    Then some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”

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  • Galatians 4:3–5

    So also, when we were children, we were enslaved under the basic principles of the world.

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  • John 4:21

    “Believe Me, woman,” Jesus replied, “a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.

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  • Hebrews 9:9–11

    It is an illustration for the present time, because the gifts and sacrifices being offered were unable to cleanse the conscience of the worshiper.

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  • Galatians 3:23

    Before this faith came, we were held in custody under the law, locked up until faith should be revealed.

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