Acts 6:9
And 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.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
In Context
8And Stephen was full of grace and energy; and he wrought signs and prodigies among the people.
10And they could not withstand the wisdom and the Spirit that spoke by him.
Cross References
Matthew 10:17And beware of men; for they will deliver you over to the tribunals, and will scourge you in their synagogues.
Matthew 27:32And as they went out, they found a man of Cyrene whose name was Simon; him they compelled to bear his cross.
Luke 21:12But before all these things, they will lay hands upon you, and will persecute you, and will deliver you up to councils and to prison, and will arraign you before kings and governors, on account of my name.
Acts 11:20And there were some of them from Cyprus and from Cyrene, who went up to Antioch, and spoke to the Greeks, and preached concerning our Lord Jesus.
Acts 13:45And when the Jews saw the great assembly, they were filled with envy, and set them selves against the words which Paul spoke, and blasphemed.
Acts 15:41And he travelled through Syria, and through Cilicia, and strengthened the churches.
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 →