Acts 6:12
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,
Acts 6:12 in other translations
| BSB | So they stirred up the people, elders, and scribes and confronted Stephen. They seized him and brought him before the Sanhedrin, |
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| WEB | They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes, and came against him and seized him, then brought him in 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, |
| 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; |
| DARBY | And they roused the people, and the elders, and the scribes. And coming upon him they seized him and brought him to 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, |
| Webster | 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, |
What does Acts 6:12 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 6:11-14
11-14. blasphemous words against Moses--doubtless referring to the impending disappearance of the whole Mosaic system. and against God--This must refer to the supreme dignity and authority which he claimed for Christ, as the head of that new economy which was so speedily to supersede the old (compare Ac 7:56, 59, 60).
Barnes' Notes
The elders. The members of the sanhedrim, or great council.
Scribes. Mt 2:4.
To the council. To the sanhedrim, or the great council of the nation, which claimed jurisdiction in the matters of religion. Mt 2:4.
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Acts 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…
Acts 6:12 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Acts 6:12
- Proverbs 15:18
A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
- Acts 14:2
But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and made their minds evil affected against the brethren.
- Matthew 26:57
And they that had laid hold on Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.
- Acts 5:18
And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.
- Acts 16:19-21
And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers, And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city, And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.
- Acts 5:27
And when they had brought them, they set them before the council: and the high priest asked them,
- Matthew 5:22
But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
- Acts 17:13
But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was preached of Paul at Berea, they came thither also, and stirred up the people.
- Acts 13:50
But the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them out of their coasts.
- Acts 4:1-3
And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them, Being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead. And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide.
- Acts 17:5-6
But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people. And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also;
- Acts 21:27
And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews which were of Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the people, and laid hands on him,
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Context
- Acts 6:11
Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God.
- Acts 6:12
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,
- Acts 6:13
And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:
Acts 6:12 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y conmovieron al pueblo, y á los ancianos, y á los escribas; y arremetiendo le arrebataron, y le trajeron al concilio. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et ils soulevèrent le peuple et les anciens et les scribes; et tombant sur lui, ils l’enlevèrent et l’amenèrent devant le sanhédrin. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und sie erregten das Volk und die Ältesten und die Schriftgelehrten; und sie fielen über ihn her und rissen ihn mit sich fort und führten ihn vor das Synedrium. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Commoverunt itaque plebem, et seniores, et scribas: et concurrentes rapuerunt eum, et adduxerunt in concilium, |