Acts 6:11
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Then they suborned men to say they had heard him speak words of blasphemy against Moses and against God.

they.

Acts 23:12-15 And when day was come, some of the Jews gathered together and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they killed Paul. . . .

Acts 24:1-13 And after five days, the high priest, Ananias, came down with some ancients and one Tertullus, an orator, who went to the governor against Paul. . . .

Acts 25:3,7 Requesting favour against him, that he would command him to be brought to Jerusalem, laying wait to kill him in the way. . . .

1 Kings 21:10,13 And suborn two men, sons of Belial, against him. and let them bear false witness; that he hath blasphemed God and the king: and then carry him out, and stone him, and so let him die. . . .

Matthew 26:59,60 And the chief priests and the whole council sought false witness against Jesus, that they might put him to death. . . .

Matthew 28:12-15 And they being assembled together with the ancients, taking counsel, gave a great sum of money to the soldiers, . . .

John 16:3 And these things will they do to you; because they have not known the Father nor me.

Romans 3:8 And not rather (as we are slandered and as some affirm that we say) let us do evil that there may come good? Whose damnation is just.

blasphemous.

Acts 6:13 And they set up false witnesses, who said: This man ceaseth not to speak words against the holy place and the law.

Acts 18:6 But they gainsaying and blaspheming, he shook his garments and said to them: Your blood be upon your own heads: I am clean. From henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles.

Acts 26:11 And oftentimes punishing them, in every synagogue, I compelled them to blaspheme: and being yet more mad against them, I persecuted them even unto foreign cities.

Leviticus 24:16 And he that blasphemeth the name of the Lord, dying let him die. All the multitude shall stone him, whether he be a native or a stranger. He that blasphemeth the name of the Lord, dying let him die.

1 Kings 21:10-13 And suborn two men, sons of Belial, against him. and let them bear false witness; that he hath blasphemed God and the king: and then carry him out, and stone him, and so let him die. . . .

John 10:33-36 The Jews answered him: For a good work we stone thee not, but for blasphemy: and because that thou. being a, man, makest thyself God. . . .

1 Timothy 1:13 Who before was a blasphemer and a persecutor and contumelious. But I obtained the mercy of God, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.

against Moses.

Acts 7:37-39 This is that Moses who said to the children of Israel: A prophet shall God raise up to you of your own brethren, as myself. Him shall you hear. . . .

Acts 15:21 For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him in the synagogues, where he is read every sabbath.

Acts 21:20-22,28 But they hearing it, glorified God and said to him: Thou seest, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews that have believed: and they are all zealous for the law. . . .

John 1:17 For the law was given by Moses: grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

John 5:45-47 Think not that I will accuse you to the Father. There is one that accuseth you, Moses, in whom you trust. . . .

John 9:29 We know that God spoke to Moses: but as to this man, we know not from whence he is.

Hebrews 3:2-5 Who is faithful to him that made him, as was also Moses in all his house. . . .

Context
The Arrest of Stephen
10And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit that spoke. 11Then they suborned men to say they had heard him speak words of blasphemy against Moses and against God. 12And they stirred up the people and the ancients and the scribes. And running together, they took him and brought him to the council.…
Cross References
Exodus 23:1
Thou shalt not receive the voice of a lie: neither shalt thou join thy hand to bear false witness for a wicked person.

1 Kings 21:10
And suborn two men, sons of Belial, against him. and let them bear false witness; that he hath blasphemed God and the king: and then carry him out, and stone him, and so let him die.

Jeremiah 26:11
And the priests and the prophets spoke to the princes, and to all the people, saying: The judgment of death is for this man: because he hath prophesied against this city, as you have heard with your ears.

Jeremiah 37:13
And Jeremiah answered: It is not so, I am not fleeing to the Chaldeans. But he hearkened not to him: so Jerias took Jeremiah and brought him to the princes.

Acts 6:10
And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit that spoke.

Acts 6:12
And they stirred up the people and the ancients and the scribes. And running together, they took him and brought him to the council.

Lexicon
Then
Τότε (Tote)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 5119: 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
Strong's Greek 5260: From hupo and ballo; to throw in stealthily, i.e. Introduce by collusion.

[some] men
ἄνδρας (andras)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 435: A male human being; a man, husband. A primary word; a man.

to say,
λέγοντας (legontas)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3004: (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
Strong's Greek 191: 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
Strong's Greek 846: 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
Strong's Greek 2980: A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words.

words
ῥήματα (rhēmata)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 4487: From rheo; an utterance, ; by implication, a matter or topic; with a negative naught whatever.

of blasphemy
βλάσφημα (blasphēma)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 989: Slanderous; subst: a blasphemer. From a derivative of blapto and pheme; scurrilious, i.e. Calumnious, or impious.

against
εἰς (eis)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.

Moses
Μωϋσῆν (Mōusēn)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3475: Or Moses, or Mouses of Hebrew origin; Moseus, Moses, or Mouses, the Hebrew lawgiver.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

[against] God.”
Θεόν (Theon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.


Additional Translations
Then they prompted some men to say, “We heard Stephen speak words of blasphemy against Moses and against God.”

Then they suborned men, saying, "We have heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God."

Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God.

Then they suborned men, who said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God.

Then they suborned men, saying, We have heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God.

Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God.

Then they suborned men, who said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God.

Then they privately put forward men who declared, "We have heard him speak blasphemous things against Moses and against God."

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

then they suborned men, saying -- 'We have heard him speaking evil sayings in regard to Moses and God.'
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