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Acts 6:12
That stirred up the people, the religious leaders, and religion scholars. They grabbed Stephen and took him before the High Council. They put forward their bribed witnesses to testify: "This man talks nonstop against this Holy Place and God's Law. We even heard him say that Jesus of Nazareth would tear this place down and throw out all the customs Moses gave us."
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Christian Standard Bible®
They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes; so they came, seized him, and took him to the Sanhedrin.
They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes; so they came, seized him, and took him to the Sanhedrin.
King James Version (1611)
And they stirred vp the people, and the Elders, and the Scribes, and came vpon him, and caught him, and brought him to the Councell,
And they stirred vp the people, and the Elders, and the Scribes, and came vpon him, and caught him, and brought him to the Councell,
King James Version
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,
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,
English Standard Version
And they stirred up the people and the elders and the scribes, and they came upon him and seized him and brought him before the council,
And they stirred up the people and the elders and the scribes, and they came upon him and seized him and brought him before the council,
New American Standard Bible
And they stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes, and they came up to him and dragged him away, and brought him before the Council.
And they stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes, and they came up to him and dragged him away, and brought him before the Council.
New Century Version
This upset the people, the elders, and the teachers of the law. They came and grabbed Stephen and brought him to a meeting of the leaders.
This upset the people, the elders, and the teachers of the law. They came and grabbed Stephen and brought him to a meeting of the leaders.
Amplified Bible
And they provoked and incited the people, as well as the elders and the scribes, and they came up to Stephen and seized him and brought him before the Council (Sanhedrin, Jewish High Court).
And they provoked and incited the people, as well as the elders and the scribes, and they came up to Stephen and seized him and brought him before the Council (Sanhedrin, Jewish High Court).
New American Standard Bible (1995)
And they stirred up the people, the elders and the scribes, and they came up to him and dragged him away and brought him before the Council.
And they stirred up the people, the elders and the scribes, and they came up to him and dragged him away and brought him before the Council.
Legacy Standard Bible
And they stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes, and they came up to him, dragged him away, and brought him to the Sanhedrin.
And they stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes, and they came up to him, dragged him away, and brought him to the Sanhedrin.
Berean Standard Bible
So they stirred up the people and elders and scribes. They seized Stephen and brought him before the Sanhedrin.
So they stirred up the people and elders and scribes. They seized Stephen and brought him before the Sanhedrin.
Contemporary English Version
They turned the people and their leaders and the teachers of the Law of Moses against Stephen. Then they all grabbed Stephen and dragged him in front of the council.
They turned the people and their leaders and the teachers of the Law of Moses against Stephen. Then they all grabbed Stephen and dragged him in front of the council.
Complete Jewish Bible
They stirred up the people, as well as the elders and the Torah-teachers; so they came and arrested him and led him before the Sanhedrin.
They stirred up the people, as well as the elders and the Torah-teachers; so they came and arrested him and led him before the Sanhedrin.
Darby Translation
And they roused the people, and the elders, and the scribes. And coming upon [him] they seized him and brought [him] to the council.
And they roused the people, and the elders, and the scribes. And coming upon [him] they seized him and brought [him] to the council.
Easy-to-Read Version
By doing this, these Jews upset the people, the older Jewish leaders, and the teachers of the law. They became so angry that they came and grabbed Stephen and took him to a meeting of the high council.
By doing this, these Jews upset the people, the older Jewish leaders, and the teachers of the law. They became so angry that they came and grabbed Stephen and took him to a meeting of the high council.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Thus they mooued the people & the Elders, and the Scribes: and running vpon him, caught him, and brought him to the Councill,
Thus they mooued the people & the Elders, and the Scribes: and running vpon him, caught him, and brought him to the Councill,
George Lamsa Translation
And they stirred up the people and the elders and the scribes, and they rose up against him and seized him and brought him into the midst of the council.
And they stirred up the people and the elders and the scribes, and they rose up against him and seized him and brought him into the midst of the council.
Good News Translation
In this way they stirred up the people, the elders, and the teachers of the Law. They seized Stephen and took him before the Council.
In this way they stirred up the people, the elders, and the teachers of the Law. They seized Stephen and took him before the Council.
Lexham English Bible
And they incited the people and the elders and the scribes, and they came up and seized him and brought him to the Sanhedrin.
And they incited the people and the elders and the scribes, and they came up and seized him and brought him to the Sanhedrin.
Literal Translation
And they stirred up the people and the elders and the scribes. And coming on, they together seized him and led him into the sanhedrin.
And they stirred up the people and the elders and the scribes. And coming on, they together seized him and led him into the sanhedrin.
American Standard Version
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,
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,
Bible in Basic English
And the people, with the rulers and the scribes, were moved against him, and they came and took him before the Sanhedrin,
And the people, with the rulers and the scribes, were moved against him, and they came and took him before the Sanhedrin,
Hebrew Names Version
They stirred up the people, the Zakenim, and the Sofrim, and came on him and seized him, and brought him in to the council,
They stirred up the people, the Zakenim, and the Sofrim, and came on him and seized him, and brought him in to the council,
International Standard Version
They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes. Then they rushed at him, grabbed him, and brought him before the Council.Sanhedrin">[fn]
They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes. Then they rushed at him, grabbed him, and brought him before the Council.Sanhedrin">[fn]
Etheridge Translation
And they stirred up the people and the elders and the sophree, and came and rose upon him, and carried him away and brought him into the midst of the assembly.
And they stirred up the people and the elders and the sophree, and came and rose upon him, and carried him away and brought him into the midst of the assembly.
Murdock Translation
And they excited the people, and the Elders, and the Scribes; and they came, and rose upon him, and seized him, and carried him into the midst of the council.
And they excited the people, and the Elders, and the Scribes; and they came, and rose upon him, and seized him, and carried him into the midst of the council.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And they moued the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came vppon hym, and caught him, and brought him to the counsell.
And they moued the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came vppon hym, and caught him, and brought him to the counsell.
English Revised Version
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,
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,
World English Bible
They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes, and came on him and seized him, and brought him in to the council,
They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes, and came on him and seized him, and brought him in to the council,
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and coming upon him, dragged him away, and brought him to the council,
And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and coming upon him, dragged him away, and brought him to the council,
Weymouth's New Testament
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.
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.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And so thei moueden togidere the puple, and the eldre men, and the scribis; and thei rannen togidre, and token hym, and brouyten in to the counsel.
And so thei moueden togidere the puple, and the eldre men, and the scribis; and thei rannen togidre, and token hym, and brouyten in to the counsel.
Update Bible Version
And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came on him, and seized him, and brought him into the Sanhedrin,
And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came on him, and seized him, and brought him into the Sanhedrin,
Webster's Bible Translation
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,
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,
New English Translation
They incited the people, the elders, and the experts in the law; then they approached Stephen, seized him, and brought him before the council.
They incited the people, the elders, and the experts in the law; then they approached Stephen, seized him, and brought him before the council.
New King James Version
And they stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes; and they came upon him, seized him, and brought him to the council.
And they stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes; and they came upon him, seized him, and brought him to the council.
New Living Translation
This roused the people, the elders, and the teachers of religious law. So they arrested Stephen and brought him before the high council.
This roused the people, the elders, and the teachers of religious law. So they arrested Stephen and brought him before the high council.
New Life Bible
In this way they got the people talking against Stephen. The leaders of the people and the teachers of the Law came and took him to the religious leaders' court.
In this way they got the people talking against Stephen. The leaders of the people and the teachers of the Law came and took him to the religious leaders' court.
New Revised Standard
They stirred up the people as well as the elders and the scribes; then they suddenly confronted him, seized him, and brought him before the council.
They stirred up the people as well as the elders and the scribes; then they suddenly confronted him, seized him, and brought him before the council.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And they stirred up the people and the elders and the scribes; and, coming upon him, they caught him away, and led him into the high-council.
And they stirred up the people and the elders and the scribes; and, coming upon him, they caught him away, and led him into the high-council.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And they stirred up the people and the ancients and the scribes. And running together, they took him and brought him to the council.
And they stirred up the people and the ancients and the scribes. And running together, they took him and brought him to the council.
Revised Standard Version
And they stirred up the people and the elders and the scribes, and they came upon him and seized him and brought him before the council,
And they stirred up the people and the elders and the scribes, and they came upon him and seized him and brought him before the council,
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And they moved ye people and the elders and the scribes: and came apon him and caught him and brought him to the counsell
And they moved ye people and the elders and the scribes: and came apon him and caught him and brought him to the counsell
Young's Literal Translation
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;
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;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And they moued the people, and the Elders and the scrybes, and came vpon him, & caught him,
And they moued the people, and the Elders and the scrybes, and came vpon him, & caught him,
Mace New Testament (1729)
and they stirred up the people, the senators, and the doctors of law, who came and seiz'd him, and brought him to the council,
and they stirred up the people, the senators, and the doctors of law, who came and seiz'd him, and brought him to the council,
Simplified Cowboy Version
This riled up the people who heard it and word got back to bigwigs. They sent some deputies to arrest Steve and bring him before the council.
This riled up the people who heard it and word got back to bigwigs. They sent some deputies to arrest Steve and bring him before the council.
Contextual Overview
8Stephen, brimming with God's grace and energy, was doing wonderful things among the people, unmistakable signs that God was among them. But then some men from the meeting place whose membership was made up of freed slaves, Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and some others from Cilicia and Asia, went up against him trying to argue him down. But they were no match for his wisdom and spirit when he spoke. 11 So in secret they bribed men to lie: "We heard him cursing Moses and God." 12That stirred up the people, the religious leaders, and religion scholars. They grabbed Stephen and took him before the High Council. They put forward their bribed witnesses to testify: "This man talks nonstop against this Holy Place and God's Law. We even heard him say that Jesus of Nazareth would tear this place down and throw out all the customs Moses gave us." 15 As all those who sat on the High Council looked at Stephen, they found they couldn't take their eyes off him—his face was like the face of an angel!
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
they stirred: Acts 13:50, Acts 14:2, Acts 17:5, Acts 17:13, Acts 21:27, Proverbs 15:18
and caught: Acts 4:1-3, Acts 5:18, Acts 5:27, Acts 16:19-21, Acts 17:5, Acts 17:6, Acts 18:12, Matthew 26:57
Reciprocal: Ruth 4:2 - the elders 1 Kings 13:4 - Lay hold 1 Kings 21:25 - whom Jezebel Jeremiah 32:3 - Wherefore Matthew 2:4 - scribes Luke 21:12 - before Acts 4:3 - laid Acts 4:5 - rulers
Cross-References
Genesis 6:1
When the human race began to increase, with more and more daughters being born, the sons of God noticed that the daughters of men were beautiful. They looked them over and picked out wives for themselves.
When the human race began to increase, with more and more daughters being born, the sons of God noticed that the daughters of men were beautiful. They looked them over and picked out wives for themselves.
Genesis 6:3
Then God said, "I'm not going to breathe life into men and women endlessly. Eventually they're going to die; from now on they can expect a life span of 120 years."
Then God said, "I'm not going to breathe life into men and women endlessly. Eventually they're going to die; from now on they can expect a life span of 120 years."
Genesis 6:4
This was back in the days (and also later) when there were giants in the land. The giants came from the union of the sons of God and the daughters of men. These were the mighty men of ancient lore, the famous ones.
This was back in the days (and also later) when there were giants in the land. The giants came from the union of the sons of God and the daughters of men. These were the mighty men of ancient lore, the famous ones.
Genesis 6:5
God saw that human evil was out of control. People thought evil, imagined evil—evil, evil, evil from morning to night. God was sorry that he had made the human race in the first place; it broke his heart. God said, "I'll get rid of my ruined creation, make a clean sweep: people, animals, snakes and bugs, birds—the works. I'm sorry I made them."
God saw that human evil was out of control. People thought evil, imagined evil—evil, evil, evil from morning to night. God was sorry that he had made the human race in the first place; it broke his heart. God said, "I'll get rid of my ruined creation, make a clean sweep: people, animals, snakes and bugs, birds—the works. I'm sorry I made them."
Genesis 6:8
But Noah was different. God liked what he saw in Noah.
But Noah was different. God liked what he saw in Noah.
Genesis 6:13
God said to Noah, "It's all over. It's the end of the human race. The violence is everywhere; I'm making a clean sweep.
God said to Noah, "It's all over. It's the end of the human race. The violence is everywhere; I'm making a clean sweep.
Genesis 6:14
"Build yourself a ship from teakwood. Make rooms in it. Coat it with pitch inside and out. Make it 450 feet long, seventy-five feet wide, and forty-five feet high. Build a roof for it and put in a window eighteen inches from the top; put in a door on the side of the ship; and make three decks, lower, middle, and upper.
"Build yourself a ship from teakwood. Make rooms in it. Coat it with pitch inside and out. Make it 450 feet long, seventy-five feet wide, and forty-five feet high. Build a roof for it and put in a window eighteen inches from the top; put in a door on the side of the ship; and make three decks, lower, middle, and upper.
Genesis 6:17
"I'm going to bring a flood on the Earth that will destroy everything alive under Heaven. Total destruction.
"I'm going to bring a flood on the Earth that will destroy everything alive under Heaven. Total destruction.
Genesis 7:1
Next God said to Noah, "Now board the ship, you and all your family—out of everyone in this generation, you're the righteous one.
Next God said to Noah, "Now board the ship, you and all your family—out of everyone in this generation, you're the righteous one.
Genesis 9:12
God continued, "This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and everything living around you and everyone living after you. I'm putting my rainbow in the clouds, a sign of the covenant between me and the Earth. From now on, when I form a cloud over the Earth and the rainbow appears in the cloud, I'll remember my covenant between me and you and everything living, that never again will floodwaters destroy all life. When the rainbow appears in the cloud, I'll see it and remember the eternal covenant between God and everything living, every last living creature on Earth."
God continued, "This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and everything living around you and everyone living after you. I'm putting my rainbow in the clouds, a sign of the covenant between me and the Earth. From now on, when I form a cloud over the Earth and the rainbow appears in the cloud, I'll remember my covenant between me and you and everything living, that never again will floodwaters destroy all life. When the rainbow appears in the cloud, I'll see it and remember the eternal covenant between God and everything living, every last living creature on Earth."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And they stirred up the people,.... The common people, who were easily wrought upon, and soon incensed and provoked, when at any time it was suggested to them that the rituals and ceremonies of the law of Moses were treated with any neglect or contempt; see
Acts 21:27.
And the elders and the Scribes; who belonged to the sanhedrim, to whom they reported these things, as persons, under whose cognizance they properly came:
and came upon him; at an unawares, and in an hostile way:
and caught him; seized him with violence:
and brought him to the council; the great sanhedrim, then sitting at Jerusalem, to whom it belonged to judge of blasphemy.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
And they stirred up the people - They “excited” the people, or alarmed their fears, as had been done before when they sought to put the Lord Jesus to death, Matthew 27:20.
The elders - The members of the Sanhedrin, or Great Council.
Scribes - See the notes on Matthew 2:4.
To the council - To the Sanhedrin, or the Great Council of the nation, which claimed jurisdiction in the matters of religion. See the notes on Matthew 2:4.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Acts 6:12. And they — The Libertines, c., mentioned before, stirred up the people-raised a mob against him, and, to assist and countenance the mob, got the elders and scribes to conduct it, who thus made themselves one with the basest of the people, whom they collected and then, altogether, without law or form of justice, rushed on the good man, seized him, and brought him to a council who, though they sat in the seat of judgment, were ready for every evil work.
