Acts 6:9
But resistance arose from what was called the Synagogue of the Freedmen, including Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and men from the provinces of Cilicia and Asia. They disputed with Stephen,
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
10but they could not stand up to his wisdom or the Spirit by whom he spoke.
Cross References
Matthew 10:17But beware of men, for they will hand you over to their councils and flog you in their synagogues.
Matthew 27:32Along the way they found a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross of Jesus.
Luke 21:12But before all this, they will seize you and persecute you. On account of My name they will deliver you to the synagogues and prisons, and they will bring you before kings and governors.
Acts 11:20But some of them, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch and began speaking to the Greeks, proclaiming the good news about the Lord Jesus.
Acts 13:45But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy, and they blasphemously opposed and contradicted what Paul was saying.
Acts 15:41And he traveled through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.
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 →