Acts 6:10

And they could not withstand the wisdom and the Spirit that spoke by him.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

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

In Context

9And there rose up some of the synagogue which is called that of the freed men, Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and persons from Cilicia and from Asia; and they disputed with Stephen.

11Then they sent men, and instructed them to say: We have heard him speak words of blasphemy, against Moses and against God.

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Cross References

Luke 1:17And he will go before him, in the spirit and power of Elijah the prophet, and will turn the heart of the fathers unto the children, and them that are disobedient to the knowledge of the righteous, and will prepare a perfect people for the Lord.

Luke 21:15For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your enemies will be unable to 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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