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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><a href="/niv/acts/6.htm">New International Version</a> Then they secretly persuaded some men to say, &#8220We have heard Stephen speak blasphemous words against Moses and against God.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/acts/6.htm">New Living Translation</a> So they persuaded some men to lie about Stephen, saying, “We heard him blaspheme Moses, and even God.” <a href="/esv/acts/6.htm">English Standard Version</a> Then they secretly instigated men who said, “We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God.” <a href="/bsb/acts/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Then they prompted some men to say, “We heard Stephen speak words of blasphemy against Moses and against God.” <a href="/blb/acts/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Then they suborned men, saying, "We have heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God." <a href="/kjv/acts/6.htm">King James Bible</a> Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God. <a href="/nkjv/acts/6.htm">New King James Version</a> Then they secretly induced men to say, “We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God.” <a href="/nasb_/acts/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then they secretly induced men to say, “We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God.” <a href="/nasb/acts/6.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then they secretly induced men to say, &#8220We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and against God.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/acts/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Then they secretly induced men to say, “We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and against God.” <a href="/lsb/acts/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then they secretly induced men to say, “We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God.” <a href="/amp/acts/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then [to attack him another way] they secretly instructed men to say, “We have heard this man [Stephen] speak blasphemous (slanderous, sacrilegious, abusive) words against Moses and against God.” <a href="/csb/acts/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Then they secretly persuaded some men to say, “We heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God.” <a href="/hcsb/acts/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Then they persuaded some men to say, &#8220We heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God!&#8221 <a href="/asv/acts/6.htm">American Standard Version</a> Then they suborned men, who said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God. <a href="/cev/acts/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> So they talked some men into saying, "We heard Stephen say terrible things against Moses and God!" <a href="/erv/acts/6.htm">English Revised Version</a> Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God. <a href="/gwt/acts/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Then they bribed some men to lie. These men said, "We heard him slander Moses and God." <a href="/gnt/acts/6.htm">Good News Translation</a> So they bribed some men to say, "We heard him speaking against Moses and against God!" <a href="/isv/acts/6.htm">International Standard Version</a> So they secretly got some men to say, "We have heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God." <a href="/msb/acts/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Then they prompted some men to say, ?We heard Stephen speak words of blasphemy against Moses and against God.? <a href="/net/acts/6.htm">NET Bible</a> Then they secretly instigated some men to say, "We have heard this man speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God." <a href="/nheb/acts/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Then they secretly induced men to say, "We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God." <a href="/wbt/acts/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Then they suborned men, who said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God. <a href="/wey/acts/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Then they privately put forward men who declared, "We have heard him speak blasphemous things against Moses and against God." <a href="/web/acts/6.htm">World English Bible</a> Then they secretly induced men to say, “We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/acts/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> then they suborned men, saying, “We have heard him speaking slanderous sayings in regard to Moses and God.” <a href="/blb/acts/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Then they suborned men, saying, "We have heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God." <a href="/ylt/acts/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> then they suborned men, saying -- 'We have heard him speaking evil sayings in regard to Moses and God.' <a href="/slt/acts/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Then they put under men, saying, That we have heard him speaking defaming words against Moses, and God.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/acts/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Then they suborned men to say, they had heard him speak words of blasphemy against Moses and against God. <a href="/cpdv/acts/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Then they suborned men who were to claim that they had heard him speaking words of blasphemy against Moses and against God. <a href="/nabre/acts/6.htm">New American Bible</a> Then they instigated some men to say, “We have heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God.” <a href="/nrsvce/acts/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Then they secretly instigated some men to say, “We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/acts/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Then they sent men and instructed them to say, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and against God. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/acts/6.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And they sent men and instructed them to say, “We have heard him speak words of blasphemy against Moses and against God.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/acts/6.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> Then they instigated men to say: We have heard him speak impious words against Moses, and against God. <a href="/godbey/acts/6.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> Then they bribed men, saying, that we have heard him speaking words blasphemous against Moses and God. <a href="/haweis/acts/6.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Then they suborned men to say, We heard him speak blasphemous things against Moses, and against God. <a href="/mace/acts/6.htm">Mace New Testament</a> they suborned men, who said, we have heard him speak irreverently of Moses, and of God. <a href="/wey/acts/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Then they privately put forward men who declared, "We have heard him speak blasphemous things against Moses and against God." <a href="/worrell/acts/6.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> Then they suborned men, who said, "We have heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and against God." <a href="/worsley/acts/6.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> Then they suborned men to say, we heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and against God. <a href="/parallel/acts/6-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/in5WTRQ9BSQ?start=1721" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/acts/6.htm">The Arrest of Stephen</a> …10but they could not stand up to his wisdom or the Spirit by whom he spoke. 11<a href="/greek/5119.htm" title="5119: Tote (Adv) -- Then, at that time. From ho and hote; the when, i.e. At the time that.">Then</a> <a href="/greek/5260.htm" title="5260: hypebalon (V-AIA-3P) -- From hupo and ballo; to throw in stealthily, i.e. Introduce by collusion.">they prompted</a> <a href="/greek/435.htm" title="435: andras (N-AMP) -- A male human being; a man, husband. A primary word; a man.">some men</a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legontas (V-PPA-AMP) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">to say,</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because."></a> <a href="/greek/191.htm" title="191: Akēkoamen (V-RIA-1P) -- To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.">“We heard</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">Stephen</a> <a href="/greek/2980.htm" title="2980: lalountos (V-PPA-GMS) -- A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words.">speak</a> <a href="/greek/4487.htm" title="4487: rhēmata (N-ANP) -- From rheo; an utterance,; by implication, a matter or topic; with a negative naught whatever.">words</a> <a href="/greek/989.htm" title="989: blasphēma (Adj-ANP) -- Slanderous; subst: a blasphemer. From a derivative of blapto and pheme; scurrilious, i.e. Calumnious, or impious.">of blasphemy</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">against</a> <a href="/greek/3475.htm" title="3475: Mōusēn (N-AMS) -- Or Moses, or Mouses of Hebrew origin; Moseus, Moses, or Mouses, the Hebrew lawgiver.">Moses</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theon (N-AMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">against God.”</a> 12So they stirred up the people, elders, and scribes and confronted Stephen. They seized him and brought him before the Sanhedrin,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/matthew/26-59.htm">Matthew 26:59-61</a> Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking false testimony against Jesus in order to put Him to death. / But they did not find any, though many false witnesses came forward. Finally two came forward / and declared, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’” <a href="/mark/14-55.htm">Mark 14:55-58</a> Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, but they did not find any. / For many bore false witness against Jesus, but their testimony was inconsistent. / Then some men stood up and testified falsely against Him: ... <a href="/john/2-19.htm">John 2:19-21</a> Jesus answered, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up again.” / “This temple took forty-six years to build,” the Jews replied, “and You are going to raise it up in three days?” / But Jesus was speaking about the temple of His body. <a href="/john/10-33.htm">John 10:33</a> “We are not stoning You for any good work,” said the Jews, “but for blasphemy, because You, who are a man, make Yourself out to be God.” <a href="/john/11-47.htm">John 11:47-53</a> Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we to do? This man is performing many signs. / If we let Him go on like this, everyone will believe in Him, and then the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.” / But one of them, named Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all! ... <a href="/acts/7-57.htm">Acts 7:57-58</a> At this they covered their ears, cried out in a loud voice, and rushed together at him. / They dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile the witnesses laid their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul. <a href="/acts/21-27.htm">Acts 21:27-28</a> When the seven days were almost over, some Jews from the province of Asia saw Paul at the temple. They stirred up the whole crowd and seized him, / crying out, “Men of Israel, help us! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere against our people and against our law and against this place. Furthermore, he has brought Greeks into the temple and defiled this holy place.” <a href="/acts/24-5.htm">Acts 24:5-6</a> We have found this man to be a pestilence, stirring up dissension among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes, / and he even tried to desecrate the temple; so we seized him. <a href="/acts/25-7.htm">Acts 25:7</a> When Paul arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many serious charges that they could not prove. <a href="/acts/25-8.htm">Acts 25:8</a> Then Paul made his defense: “I have committed no offense against the law of the Jews or against the temple or against Caesar.” <a href="/acts/26-21.htm">Acts 26:21</a> For this reason the Jews seized me in the temple courts and tried to kill me. <a href="/1_kings/21-10.htm">1 Kings 21:10-13</a> But seat two scoundrels opposite him and have them testify, ‘You have cursed both God and the king!’ Then take him out and stone him to death.” / So the elders and nobles who lived in Naboth’s city did as Jezebel had instructed in the letters she had written to them. / They proclaimed a fast and gave Naboth a seat of honor among the people. ... <a href="/psalms/27-12.htm">Psalm 27:12</a> Do not hand me over to the will of my foes, for false witnesses rise up against me, breathing out violence. <a href="/psalms/35-11.htm">Psalm 35:11</a> Hostile witnesses come forward; they make charges I know nothing about. <a href="/psalms/109-2.htm">Psalm 109:2-3</a> For wicked and deceitful mouths open against me; they speak against me with lying tongues. / They surround me with hateful words and attack me without cause.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God.they.<a href="/acts/23-12.htm">Acts 23:12-15</a> And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul… <a href="/acts/24-1.htm">Acts 24:1-13</a> And after five days Ananias the high priest descended with the elders, and with a certain orator named Tertullus, who informed the governor against Paul… <a href="/acts/25-3.htm">Acts 25:3,7</a> And desired favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him… blasphemous.<a href="/acts/6-13.htm">Acts 6:13</a> And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:<a href="/acts/18-6.htm">Acts 18:6</a> And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook his raiment, and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles.<a href="/acts/26-11.htm">Acts 26:11</a> And I punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto strange cities.against Moses.<a href="/acts/7-37.htm">Acts 7:37-39</a> This is that Moses, which said unto the children of Israel, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear… <a href="/acts/15-21.htm">Acts 15:21</a> For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day.<a href="/acts/21-20.htm">Acts 21:20-22,28</a> And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are which believe; and they are all zealous of the law: … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/revelation/17-3.htm">Blasphemous</a> <a href="/john/10-36.htm">Blasphemy</a> <a href="/acts/4-23.htm">Declared</a> <a href="/acts/5-16.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/acts/5-6.htm">Forward</a> <a href="/acts/5-39.htm">God</a> <a href="/acts/5-33.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/acts/5-24.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/john/18-16.htm">Induced</a> <a href="/matthew/14-8.htm">Instigated</a> <a href="/acts/3-22.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/acts/5-40.htm">Persuaded</a> <a href="/acts/5-42.htm">Privately</a> <a href="/acts/5-24.htm">Regard</a> <a href="/acts/5-32.htm">Sayings</a> <a href="/john/19-38.htm">Secretly</a> <a href="/acts/5-40.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/acts/6-9.htm">Stephen</a> <a href="/acts/6-10.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/6-13.htm">Blasphemous</a> <a href="/colossians/3-8.htm">Blasphemy</a> <a href="/acts/6-13.htm">Declared</a> <a href="/acts/6-13.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/acts/6-13.htm">Forward</a> <a href="/acts/7-56.htm">God</a> <a href="/acts/6-14.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/acts/6-14.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/john/18-16.htm">Induced</a> <a href="/acts/13-50.htm">Instigated</a> <a href="/acts/6-14.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/acts/13-43.htm">Persuaded</a> <a href="/acts/20-20.htm">Privately</a> <a href="/acts/8-11.htm">Regard</a> <a href="/acts/6-13.htm">Sayings</a> <a href="/acts/16-37.htm">Secretly</a> <a href="/acts/6-13.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/acts/6-12.htm">Stephen</a> <a href="/acts/6-13.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Acts 6</div>1. <a href="/acts/6-1.htm">The apostles, desirous to have the poor cared for, </a> 2. <a href="/acts/6-2.htm">as also careful themselves to dispense the word of God, the food of the soul,</a> 3. <a href="/acts/6-3.htm">recommend,</a> 5. <a href="/acts/6-5.htm">and with the church's consent ordain seven chosen men to the office of deaconship.</a> 7. <a href="/acts/6-7.htm">The word of God prevails,</a> 8. <a href="/acts/6-8.htm">Stephen, full of faith and the Holy Spirit, confuting those with whom he disputed, </a> 12. <a href="/acts/6-12.htm">is brought before the council, </a> 13. <a href="/acts/6-13.htm">and falsely accused of blasphemy against the law and the temple.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The term "prompted" suggests that these men were incited or bribed to bear false witness, a violation of the Ninth Commandment (<a href="/exodus/20-16.htm">Exodus 20:16</a>). This reflects the corrupt practices of some religious leaders who were threatened by the early Christian movement. The act of prompting false witnesses is reminiscent of the trial of Jesus, where false testimony was also used (<a href="/matthew/26-59.htm">Matthew 26:59-61</a>).“We heard Stephen speak words of blasphemy Blasphemy, in Jewish law, was a serious accusation, often punishable by death (<a href="/leviticus/24-16.htm">Leviticus 24:16</a>). The charge of blasphemy against Stephen is significant as it mirrors the accusations made against Jesus (<a href="/mark/14-64.htm">Mark 14:64</a>). This reflects the tension between the early Christians and the Jewish authorities, who saw the new teachings as a threat to their traditional beliefs and power structures.against Moses Moses is a central figure in Judaism, representing the Law and the covenant between God and Israel. Accusing Stephen of blasphemy against Moses suggests that he was perceived as challenging the Mosaic Law or its interpretation. This accusation highlights the early Christian message that Jesus fulfilled the Law (<a href="/matthew/5-17.htm">Matthew 5:17</a>) and the shift from the old covenant to the new covenant in Christ (<a href="/hebrews/8-13.htm">Hebrews 8:13</a>).and against God.” Blasphemy against God is the ultimate religious offense, indicating that Stephen's teachings were seen as undermining the very foundation of Jewish faith. This accusation underscores the radical nature of the Christian message, which proclaimed Jesus as the Son of God and the fulfillment of God's promises. The charge reflects the misunderstanding and fear of the religious leaders, who saw the new faith as a direct challenge to their authority and the established religious order.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/s/stephen.htm">Stephen</a> A man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, chosen as one of the seven deacons to serve the early church. He is known for his powerful preaching and is the first Christian martyr. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_synagogue_of_the_freedmen.htm">The Synagogue of the Freedmen</a> A group of Hellenistic Jews who opposed Stephen. They were likely descendants of Jewish slaves who had been freed by Rome. 3. <a href="/topical/f/false_witnesses.htm">False Witnesses</a> Individuals who were persuaded to lie about Stephen, accusing him of blasphemy against Moses and God. 4. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> A central figure in Jewish history, representing the Law and the covenant between God and Israel. 5. <a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a> The ultimate authority and object of worship, whom Stephen is accused of blaspheming against.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_cost_of_truth.htm">The Cost of Truth</a> Standing for truth, as Stephen did, can lead to opposition and persecution. Believers should be prepared to face challenges when upholding biblical truth. <a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_false_witness.htm">The Danger of False Witness</a> Bearing false witness is a serious sin with significant consequences. Christians are called to uphold integrity and truth in all circumstances. <a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_adversity.htm">Faithfulness in Adversity</a> Stephen's example teaches us to remain faithful to God even when falsely accused or misunderstood. Our ultimate accountability is to God, not man. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_holy_spirit.htm">The Role of the Holy Spirit</a> Stephen was described as full of the Holy Spirit, which empowered him to speak boldly. Believers should seek the Spirit's guidance and strength in their witness. <a href="/topical/u/understanding_opposition.htm">Understanding Opposition</a> Opposition to the Gospel is not new and often involves distortion of truth. Christians should be discerning and prayerful in the face of such challenges.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_acts_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Acts 6</a> <a href="/q/why_was_stephen_stoned_in_the_bible.htm">Why was Stephen stoned according to the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/what's_shinar's_role_in_the_bible.htm">Did Stephen have the face of an angel?</a> <a href="/q/can_humans_command_angels.htm">Can humans command angels?</a> <a href="/q/did_stephen_have_the_face_of_an_angel.htm">Did Stephen have the face of an angel?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/acts/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11) Blasphemous words against Moses, and against God.--The words indicate with sufficient clearness the nature of Stephen's teaching. The charge was a false one, but its falsehood was a distortion of the truth, as that against our Lord had been. He was accused of blasphemy in calling Himself the Son of God; making Himself equal with God (<a href="/matthew/26-63.htm" title="But Jesus held his peace, And the high priest answered and said to him, I adjure you by the living God, that you tell us whether you be the Christ, the Son of God.">Matthew 26:63</a>; <a href="/john/5-18.htm" title="Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.">John 5:18</a>); threatening to destroy the Temple (<a href="/matthew/26-61.htm" title="And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.">Matthew 26:61</a>)--each of the counts in the indictment resting on words that He had actually spoken. And Stephen, in like manner, was charged with offences for which there must have seemed colourable ground. He had taught, we must believe, that the days of the Temple were numbered; that with its fall the form of worship of which it was the representative would pass away, that the Law given by Moses was to make way for the higher revelation in Christ, and the privileges of the elect nation to be merged in the blessings of the universal Church. In this case, accordingly, the antagonism comes, not only or chiefly, as in the previous chapters, from the Sadducean high priests and their followers, but from the whole body of scribes and people. Pharisees and Sadducees, Hebrews and Hellenistae, are once more brought into coalition against the new truth.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/acts/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 11. - Then they suborned, etc. The resource of those who are worsted in argument is violence or treachery. Blasphemous words against Moses. It must be remembered that at this time the whole Jewish people were in a state of ill-suppressed frenzy and most sensitive jealousy for the honor of the Mosaic institutions - feelings which broke out in constant revolts against the Roman power. The accusation against the apostles of speaking blasphemies against Moses was therefore the most likely one they could have pitched upon to stir up ill will against them. <a href="/commentaries/acts/6-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Then Τότε (Tote) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_5119.htm">Strong's 5119: </a> Then, at that time. From ho and hote; the when, i.e. At the time that. they prompted ὑπέβαλον (hypebalon) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5260.htm">Strong's 5260: </a> From hupo and ballo; to throw in stealthily, i.e. Introduce by collusion. [some] men ἄνδρας (andras) Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_435.htm">Strong's 435: </a> A male human being; a man, husband. A primary word; a man. to say, λέγοντας (legontas) Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. “We heard Ἀκηκόαμεν (Akēkoamen) Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_191.htm">Strong's 191: </a> To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear. [Stephen] αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. speak λαλοῦντος (lalountos) Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2980.htm">Strong's 2980: </a> A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words. words ῥήματα (rhēmata) Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4487.htm">Strong's 4487: </a> From rheo; an utterance, ; by implication, a matter or topic; with a negative naught whatever. of blasphemy βλάσφημα (blasphēma) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_989.htm">Strong's 989: </a> Slanderous; subst: a blasphemer. From a derivative of blapto and pheme; scurrilious, i.e. Calumnious, or impious. against εἰς (eis) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. Moses Μωϋσῆν (Mōusēn) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3475.htm">Strong's 3475: </a> Or Moses, or Mouses of Hebrew origin; Moseus, Moses, or Mouses, the Hebrew lawgiver. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. [against] God.” Θεόν (Theon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/acts/6-11.htm">Acts 6:11 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/acts/6-11.htm">Acts 6:11 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/acts/6-11.htm">Acts 6:11 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/acts/6-11.htm">Acts 6:11 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/acts/6-11.htm">Acts 6:11 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/acts/6-11.htm">Acts 6:11 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/acts/6-11.htm">Acts 6:11 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/acts/6-11.htm">Acts 6:11 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/acts/6-11.htm">Acts 6:11 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/acts/6-11.htm">Acts 6:11 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/acts/6-11.htm">NT Apostles: Acts 6:11 Then they secretly induced men to say (Acts of the Apostles Ac) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/acts/6-10.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Acts 6:10"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Acts 6:10" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/acts/6-12.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Acts 6:12"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Acts 6:12" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>