Acts 6:10

And they could not withstand the wisdom and the Spirit with which he was speaking,

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

9But there rose up certain of those out of the synagogue which is called [the synagogue] of them of Libertium and Cyrene and Alexandria, and certain of them from Cilicia and Asia,—disputing with Stephen;

11Then, they set on men who were saying—We have heard him speaking profane things against Moses and God.

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Cross References

Job 32:8Yet surely, there is a spirit in men, and, the inspiration of the Almighty, giveth them understanding;

Isaiah 54:17No instrument formed against thee, shall prosper, And every tongue that riseth against thee in judgment, shalt thou prove to be lawless,—This is the inheritance of the servants of Yahweh. And, their righteousness, is from me, Declareth Yahweh.

Jeremiah 15:20So will I make thee to this people a wall of bronze, fortified, When they fight against thee, they shall not prevail against thee,—For with thee, am, I, to save thee and to deliver thee, Declareth Yahweh;

Micah 3:8But, in very deed, I, am full of vigour, with the spirit of Yahweh, and of justice and of valour,—to declare to Jacob, his transgression, and to Israel, his sin.

Luke 1:17And, he, shall go before him, in the spirit and power of Elijah,—To turn the hearts of fathers unto children, and the unyielding, into the prudence of the righteous, and to prepare, for the Lord, a people made ready.

Luke 21:15For, I, will give you a mouth and wisdom, which one-and-all who are setting themselves against, you shall be unable to withstand or gainsay.

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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