bible.softwareActsActs 6 › Acts 6:12

Acts 6:12

They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes, and they approached Stephen and seized him and brought him before the council.

Unlocked Literal Bible

In The King James Version

And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the council,

In Context

11Then they bribed some men to say, “We have heard Stephen speak blasphemous words against Moses and against God.”

13They brought false witnesses, who said, “This man does not stop speaking words against this holy place and the law.

Read all of Acts 6

Cross References

Matthew 5:22But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be in danger of the judgment; and whoever says to his brother, 'You worthless person!' will be in danger of the council; and whoever says, 'You fool!' will be in danger of the fire of hell.

Acts 4:1As Peter and John were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them.

Acts 5:27When they had brought them, they set them before the council. The high priest interrogated them,

Acts 14:2But the Jews who were disobedient stirred up the minds of the Gentiles and made them bitter against the brothers.

Acts 17:5But the unbelieving Jews, being moved with jealousy, took certain wicked men from the marketplace, gathered a crowd together, and set the city in an uproar. Assaulting the house of Jason, they wanted to bring Paul and Silas out to the people.

Acts 18:12But when Gallio became governor of Achaia, the Jews rose up together against Paul and brought him before the judgment seat;

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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

King James VersionBíblia Almeida (Português)Luther Bibel (Deutsch)Bible Louis Segond (Français)Библия (Русский)聖經 (中文)성경 (한국어)聖書 (日本語)الكتاب المقدس (العربية)बाइबल (हिन्दी)Biblia (Kiswahili)Bibbia Diodati (Italiano)Alkitab (Bahasa Indonesia)

Study Acts 6:12

Matthew HenryJamieson-Fausset-BrownAdam ClarkeAlbert BarnesJohn WesleyJohn CalvinScofieldWilliam BurkittFamily Bible NotesJohn LightfootGeneva Bible Notes (1599)
← Acts 6:11Acts 6Acts 6:13 →