New American Standard Bible 2020

Acts 6:9-15

9But some men from what was called the Synagogue of the Freedmen, including both 1Cyrenians and 2Alexandrians, and some from 3Cilicia and 4 5Asia, rose up and argued with Stephen.

10But they were unable to 6cope with his wisdom and the Spirit by whom he was speaking.

11Then they secretly induced men to say, “We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God.”

12And they stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes, and they 7came up to him and dragged him away, and brought him 8before 9the 10Council.

13They put forward 11false witnesses who said, “This man does not stop 12speaking against this 13holy place and the Law;

14for we have heard him say that 14this Nazarene, Jesus, will destroy this place and change 15the customs which Moses handed down to us.”

15And all who were sitting in the 16 17Council stared at him, and they saw his face, which was like the face of an angel.

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Notes

1. Acts 6:9 Matt 27:32; Acts 2:10 ↩
2. Acts 6:9 Acts 18:24 ↩
3. Acts 6:9 Acts 15:23, 41; 21:39; 22:3; 23:34; 27:5; Gal 1:21 ↩
4. Acts 6:9 I.e., west coast province of Asia Minor ↩
5. Acts 6:9 Acts 16:6; 19:10; 21:27; 24:18 ↩
6. Acts 6:10 Lit oppose ↩
7. Acts 6:12 Luke 20:1; Acts 4:1 ↩
8. Acts 6:12 Lit into ↩
9. Acts 6:12 Matt 5:22 ↩
10. Acts 6:12 Or Sanhedrin ↩
11. Acts 6:13 Matt 26:59-61; Acts 7:58 ↩
12. Acts 6:13 Lit speaking words ↩
13. Acts 6:13 Matt 24:15; Acts 21:28; 25:8 ↩
14. Acts 6:14 Matt 26:61 ↩
15. Acts 6:14 Acts 15:1; 21:21; 26:3; 28:17 ↩
16. Acts 6:15 Or Sanhedrin ↩
17. Acts 6:15 Matt 5:22 ↩

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