Acts 6:13

And edei sheker (false witnesses) swore falsely, saying, This man is not ceasing to speak words keneged (against) Makom HaKadosh HaZeh and the Torah. + 6:13 Ex 23:1; Ps 27:12

Orthodox Jewish 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 aroused the people and the Zekenim and the Sofrim and they came upon Stefanos and they seized him and they brought him to the Sanhedrin,

14For we have heard him saying that this Yehoshua from Natzeret will destroy this place + 6:14 the Beis Hamikdash and will change the chukim of the Torah which Moshe Rabbenu handed down to us.

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Cross References

Psalms 27:12Deliver me not over unto the desire of mine enemies; 1 for edei sheker are risen up against me, 1 and such as breathe out chamas. 1

Psalms 56:5In Elohim I will praise His Word. + 56:5 See Yn 1:1,14 1 In Elohim I have put my trust; 1 I will not fear 1 what basar can do unto me. 1

Acts 6:11Then they secretly induced anashim to say, We have heard him commit Chillul Hashem in the words he spoke keneged (against) Moshe Rabbenu and Hashem. + 6:11 1Kgs 21:10

Acts 21:28Crying out, Anashim, Bnei Yisroel, help us! This one is the ish who is giving shiurim to everyone everywhere keneged (against, in opposition to) HaAm + 21:28 Yisroel and the Torah of Moshe Rabbenu and this Makom HaKadosh, and in addition also he brought Yevanim into the Beis Hamikdash and has defiled Makom HaKadosh HaZeh. + 21:28 the Beis Hamikdash

Hebrews 7:12For when there is a “changing of the guard” of the Kehunah (Priesthood), this behechrach (necessarily) also affects the Torah. + 7:12 Isa 42:4

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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