13 And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:
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13 and set up false witnesses, who said, This man ceaseth not to speak words against this holy place, and the law:
13 they set up also false witnesses, saying, `This one doth not cease to speak evil sayings against this holy place and the law,
13 And they set false witnesses, saying, This man does not cease speaking words against the holy place and the law;
13 and set up false witnesses who said, "This man never stops speaking blasphemous words against this holy place and the law.
13 And they got false witnesses who said, This man is for ever saying things against this holy place and against the law:
Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God.
Crying out, Men of Israel, help: This is the man, that teacheth all men every where against the people, and the law, and this place: and further brought Greeks also into the temple, and hath polluted this holy place.
False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not.
Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil.
And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul.
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Commentary on Acts 6 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 6
In this chapter we have,
Act 6:1-7
Having seen the church's struggles with her enemies, and triumphed with her in her victories, we now come to take a view of the administration of her affairs at home; and here we have,
Act 6:8-15
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; and though it appears here that he was a man of uncommon gifts, and fitted for a higher station, yet, being called to that office, he did not think it below him to do the duty of it. And, being faithful in a little, he was entrusted with more; and, though we do not find him propagating the gospel by preaching and baptizing, yet we find him here called out to very honourable services, and owned in them.