Acts 6:13

And they set false witnesses, saying, This man does not cease speaking words against the holy place and the law;

Darby Translation

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 roused the people, and the elders, and the scribes. And coming upon [him] they seized him and brought [him] to the council.

14for we have heard him saying, This Jesus the Nazaraean shall destroy this place, and change the customs which Moses taught us.

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Cross References

Psalms 27:12Deliver me not over to the will of mine adversaries; for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out violence.

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

Acts 6:11Then they suborned men, saying, We have heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God.

Acts 21:28crying, Israelites, help! this is the man who teaches all everywhere against the people, and the law, and this place, and has brought Greeks too into the temple, and profaned this holy place.

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

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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