Acts 6:10

but were unable to withstand the wisdom and spirit with which he used to speak.

Montgomery New Testament

In The King James Version

And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake.

In Context

9But certain men from the so-called "Synagogue of the Freedmen" and certain Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, Cilicians, and men from Roman Asia, started to dispute with Stephen,

11Then they instigated some to say, "We have heard him speaking blasphemy against Moses and against God;" and in this way they excited the people.

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Cross References

Luke 1:17"He shall go before Him in the wisdom and power of Elijah to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, and so to make ready for the Lord a people prepared for him."

Luke 21:15"for I will give you utterance and a wisdom which none of your adversaries will be able to answer or withstand.

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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