Acts 6:12
And thus did they stir up the people and the elders and the scribes. And hurrying together, they seized him and brought him to the council.
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Matthew 5:22But I say to you, that anyone who becomes angry with his brother shall be liable to judgment. But whoever will have called his brother, ‘Idiot,’ shall be liable to the council. Then, whoever will have called him, ‘Worthless,’ shall be liable to the fires of Hell.
Acts 4:1But while they were speaking to the people, the priests and the magistrate of the temple and the Sadducees overwhelmed them,
Acts 5:27And when they had brought them, they stood them before the council. And the high priest questioned them,
Acts 14:2Yet truly, the Jews who were unbelieving had incited and enflamed the souls of the Gentiles against the brothers.
Acts 17:5But the Jews, being jealous, and joining with certain evildoers among the common men, caused a disturbance, and they stirred up the city. And taking up a position near the house of Jason, they sought to lead them out to the people.
Acts 18:12But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews rose up with one accord against Paul. And they brought him to the tribunal,
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 →