Acts 6:13

And they put forward FALSE witnesses who said, This man does not cease speaking blasphemous sayings against the holy place, and the law.

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In The King James Version

And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:

In Context

12And they incited the people, and the elders, and the scholars. And after approaching, they seized him, and brought him to the council.

14For we have heard him saying that this Jesus the Nazarene will destroy this place, and will change the customs that Moses delivered to us.

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Cross References

Psalms 27:12Deliver me not over to the will of my adversaries. For FALSE witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.

Psalms 56:5All the day long they wrest my words. All their thoughts are against me for evil.

Acts 6:11Then they instigated men who said, We have heard him speaking blasphemous sayings against Moses and God.

Acts 21:28crying out, Men, Israelites, help. This is the man who teaches all men everywhere against the people, and the law, and this place. And besides he also brought Greeks into the temple, and has defiled this holy place.

Hebrews 7:12For the priesthood being changed, of necessity a change of law also occurs.

Matthew Henry on Acts 6:9-15

Stephen's Address. 8 And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people. 9 Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen. 10 And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake. 11 Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God. 12 And they stirred up the… Read the whole commentary →

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