Acts 6:13

and called false witnesses who testified against him. “This man is always slandering the holy Temple and the law,” they said.

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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

12They stirred up the people, and together with the elders and the teachers of the law, they came and arrested him. They brought him before the council,

14“We've heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy the Temple, and will change the laws we received from Moses.”

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Cross References

Psalms 27:12don't hand me over to them and their evil intentions, for they are making false accusations against me and threatening me with violence.

Psalms 56:5They constantly twist my words against me; they spend all their time thinking of evil things to do to me.

Acts 6:11So they bribed some men to say, “We heard this man blaspheme Moses, and God too!”

Acts 21:28“Men of Israel, help!” they shouted. “This is the man who is teaching everyone everywhere to oppose our people, the Law, and the Temple. He's also brought Greeks into the Temple, defiling this holy place.”

Hebrews 7:12If the priesthood is changed, then the law needs to be changed too.

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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