KJV 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,
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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,
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
So they stirred up the people, elders, and scribes and confronted Stephen. They seized him and brought him before the Sanhedrin,
WEB World English Bible
They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes, and came against him and seized him, and brought him in to the council,
ASV 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,
YLT 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;
Surrounding context — Acts 6
9 Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called [the synagogue] of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen.
10 And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake.
11 Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and [against] God.
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,
13 And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:
14 For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered us.
15 And all that sat in the council, looking stedfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel.
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συνεκίνησάνG4787 · sugkineōto stir upτεG5037 · teand/bothτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoλαὸνG2992 · laosa peopleκαὶG2532 · kaiandτοὺςG3588 · hothe/this/whoπρεσβυτέρουςG4245 · presbuteroselder: ElderκαὶG2532 · kaiandτοὺςG3588 · hothe/this/whoγραμματεῖς,G1122 · grammateusscribeκαὶG2532 · kaiandἐπιστάντεςG2186 · ephistēmito approachσυνήρπασανG4884 · sunarpazōto seizeαὐτὸνG846 · autosit/s/heκαὶG2532 · kaiandἤγαγονG71 · agōto bringεἰςG1519 · eistowardτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoσυνέδριον,G4892 · sunedrioncouncil
Cross-references
Proverbs 15:18A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but [he that is] slow to anger appeaseth strife.Acts 14:2But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and made their minds evil affected against the brethren.Matthew 26:57And they that had laid hold on Jesus led [him] away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.Acts 16:19-21And 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,Acts 5:18And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.Acts 21:27And 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,Acts 17:5-6But 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.Acts 4:1-3And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them,Acts 17:13But 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 5:27And when they had brought them, they set [them] before the council: and the high priest asked them,Matthew 5:22But 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 13:50But 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 18:12And when Gallio was the deputy of Achaia, the Jews made insurrection with one accord against Paul, and brought him to the judgment seat,
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