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12 This roused the people, the elders, and the teachers of religious law. So they arrested Stephen and brought him before the high council.[a]

13 The lying witnesses said, “This man is always speaking against the holy Temple and against the law of Moses. 14 We have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth[b] will destroy the Temple and change the customs Moses handed down to us.”

15 At this point everyone in the high council stared at Stephen, because his face became as bright as an angel’s.

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  1. 6:12 Greek Sanhedrin; also in 6:15.
  2. 6:14 Or Jesus the Nazarene.

12 They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes. Then they rushed at Stephen,[a] grabbed him, and brought him before the Council.[b]

13 They had false witnesses stand up and say, “This man never stops saying things against this Holy Place and against the Law. 14 For we have heard him say that this Jesus from Nazareth[c] will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.” 15 Then everyone who was seated in the Council[d] glared at him and saw that his face was like the face of an angel.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 6:12 Lit. him
  2. Acts 6:12 Or Sanhedrin
  3. Acts 6:14 Or Jesus the Nazarene; the Gk. Nazoraios may be a word play between Heb. netser, meaning branch (cf. Isa 11:1), and the name Nazareth.
  4. Acts 6:15 Or Sanhedrin