Acts 6:13

and set up false witnesses, who said, This man ceaseth not to speak words against the holy place, and the Law.

Noyes Bible

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 stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and seized him, and brought him to the council,

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

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Cross References

Psalms 27:12Give me not up to the will of my adversaries! For false witnesses have risen up against me, And such as breathe out injustice.

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

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

Acts 21:28crying out, Men of Israel, help! This is the man that teacheth every one everywhere against the people, and the Law, and this place; and besides he even brought Greeks into the temple, and hath polluted this holy place.

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

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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