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Acts 6:12 KJV
Acts · chapter 6 · verse 12
And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the council,Acts 6:12 · King James Version
Acts 6:12 in context
10And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake.
11Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God.
12And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the council,
13And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:
14For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered us.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- scribesgrammateusa clerk, scribe, esp.a public servant, secretary, recorder, whose office and influence…G1122 →
- broughtagōto lead, take with one, to lead by laying hold of, and this way to bring to the point of…G71 →
- peoplelaosa people, people group, tribe, nation, all those who are of the same stock and language…G2992 →
- elderspresbyteroselder, of age,, the elder of two people, advanced in life, an elder, a senior…G4245 →
- caughtsynarpazōto seize by force, to catch or lay hold of , to seize by force and carry awayG4884 →
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Stephen, no doubt was diligent and faithful in the discharge of his office as distributor of the church's charity, and laid out himself to put that affair in a good method, which he did to universal satisfaction;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 8-15