Acts 6:12 Parallel Translations

The liars stirred up trouble among the people, the leaders, and the scribes. So they went to Stephen, took him by force, and brought him in front of the Jewish council.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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,

ASV:

And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and seized him, and brought him into the council,

BBE:

And the people, with the rulers and the scribes, were moved against him, and they came and took him before the Sanhedrin,

DBY:

And they roused the people, and the elders, and the scribes. And coming upon him they seized him and brought him to the council.

ERV:

And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and seized him, and brought him into the council,

WEY:

In this way they excited the people, the Elders, and the Scribes. At length they came upon him, seized him with violence, and took him before the Sanhedrin.

WBS:

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,

WEB:

They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes, and came against him and seized him, and brought him in to the council,

YLT:

They did stir up also the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and having come upon him, they caught him, and brought him to the sanhedrim;

Acts 6:12 Cross References

XREF:

Matthew 5:22 "But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother shall be guilty before the court; and whoever says to his brother, 'You good-for-nothing,' shall be guilty before the supreme court; and whoever says, 'You fool,' shall be guilty enough to go into the fiery hell.

Luke 20:1 On one of the days while He was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes with the elders confronted Him,

Acts 4:1 As they were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to them, (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

6:12 {9} 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,
(9) The first bloody persecution of the Church of Christ, began and sprang from a council of priests, by the suggestion of the university teachers.

PNT:

6:12 They stirred up the people. By their misrepresentations. Thus far the gospel seemed to enjoy great popular favor. It was needful to arouse their hostility. This could be done by perversion of what was preached. The Pharisees, apparently neutral since Pentecost until now, were aroused by Stephen's attack on legalism.
And the elders, and the scribes. See PNT Ac 4:5.
Brought [him] to the council. The Sanhedrin.

MHC:

6:8-15 When they could not answer Stephen's arguments as a disputant, they prosecuted him as a criminal, and brought false witnesses against him. And it is next to a miracle of providence, that no greater number of religious persons have been murdered in the world, by the way of perjury and pretence of law, when so many thousands hate them, who make no conscience of false oaths. Wisdom and holiness make a man's face to shine, yet will not secure men from being treated badly. What shall we say of man, a rational being, yet attempting to uphold a religious system by false witness and murder! And this has been done in numberless instances. But the blame rests not so much upon the understanding, as upon the heart of a fallen creature, which is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked. Yet the servant of the Lord, possessing a clear conscience, cheerful hope, and Divine consolations, may smile in the midst of danger and death.

CONC:

Caught Council Dragged Elders Excited Law Length Moved Roused Rulers Sanhedrim Sanhedrin Scribes Seized Stephen Stir Stirred Teachers Violence

Caught Council Dragged Elders Excited Length Roused Rulers Sanhedrim Sanhedrin Scribes Seized Stephen Stir Stirred Teachers Violence Way

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