Acts 6:13
New International Version
They produced false witnesses, who testified, “This fellow never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law.

New Living Translation
The lying witnesses said, “This man is always speaking against the holy Temple and against the law of Moses.

English Standard Version
and they set up false witnesses who said, “This man never ceases to speak words against this holy place and the law,

Berean Standard Bible
where they presented false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law.

Berean Literal Bible
And they set false witnesses, saying, "This man does not stop speaking words against this holy place and the Law.

King James Bible
And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:

New King James Version
They also set up false witnesses who said, “This man does not cease to speak blasphemous words against this holy place and the law;

New American Standard Bible
They put forward false witnesses who said, “This man does not stop speaking against this holy place and the Law;

NASB 1995
They put forward false witnesses who said, “This man incessantly speaks against this holy place and the Law;

NASB 1977
And they put forward false witnesses who said, “This man incessantly speaks against this holy place, and the Law;

Legacy Standard Bible
And they put forward false witnesses who said, “This man never ceases speaking words against this holy place and the Law;

Amplified Bible
They presented false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking against this holy place and the Law [of Moses];

Christian Standard Bible
They also presented false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking against this holy place and the law.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They also presented false witnesses who said, “This man does not stop speaking blasphemous words against this holy place and the law.

American Standard Version
and set up false witnesses, who said, This man ceaseth not to speak words against this holy place, and the law:

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And they appointed false witnesses who said, “This man does not cease speaking words against The Written Law and against this holy place.”

Contemporary English Version
Some men agreed to tell lies about Stephen, and they said, "This man keeps on saying terrible things about this holy temple and the Law of Moses.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And they set up false witnesses, who said: This man ceaseth not to speak words against the holy place and the law.

English Revised Version
and set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak words against this holy place, and the law:

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Some witnesses stood up and lied about Stephen. They said, "This man never stops saying bad things about the holy place and Moses' Teachings.

Good News Translation
Then they brought in some men to tell lies about him. "This man," they said, "is always talking against our sacred Temple and the Law of Moses.

International Standard Version
They had false witnesses stand up and say, "This man never stops saying things against this Holy Place and against the Law.

Literal Standard Version
they also set up false witnesses, saying, “This one does not cease to speak evil sayings against this holy place and the Law,

Majority Standard Bible
where they presented false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking blasphemies against this holy place and against the law.

New American Bible
They presented false witnesses who testified, “This man never stops saying things against [this] holy place and the law.

NET Bible
They brought forward false witnesses who said, "This man does not stop saying things against this holy place and the law.

New Revised Standard Version
They set up false witnesses who said, “This man never stops saying things against this holy place and the law;

New Heart English Bible
and set up false witnesses who said, "This man never stops speaking blasphemous words against this holy place and the Law.

Webster's Bible Translation
And set up false witnesses, who said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:

Weymouth New Testament
Here they brought forward false witnesses who declared, "This fellow is incessantly speaking against the Holy Place and the Law.

World English Bible
and set up false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking blasphemous words against this holy place and the law.

Young's Literal Translation
they set up also false witnesses, saying, 'This one doth not cease to speak evil sayings against this holy place and the law,

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Arrest of Stephen
12So they stirred up the people, elders, and scribes and confronted Stephen. They seized him and brought him before the Sanhedrin, 13where they presented FALSE witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law. 14For we have heard him say that Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”…

Cross References
Hosea 7:4
They are all adulterers, like an oven heated by a baker who needs not stoke the fire from the kneading to the rising of the dough.

Matthew 24:15
So when you see standing in the holy place 'the abomination of desolation,' described by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand),

Matthew 26:59
Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking false testimony against Jesus in order to put Him to death.

Acts 7:58
They dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile the witnesses laid their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.

Acts 21:28
crying out, "Men of Israel, help us! This is the man who teaches everywhere against our people and against our law and against this place. Furthermore, he has brought Greeks into the temple and defiled this holy place."

Acts 25:8
Then Paul made his defense: "I have committed no offense against the law of the Jews or against the temple or against Caesar."


Treasury of Scripture

And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceases not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:

set.

Acts 6:11
Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God.

Psalm 27:12
Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.

Psalm 35:11
False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not.

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Acts 6
1. The apostles, desirous to have the poor cared for,
2. as also careful themselves to dispense the word of God, the food of the soul,
3. recommend,
5. and with the church's consent ordain seven chosen men to the office of deaconship.
7. The word of God prevails,
8. Stephen, full of faith and the Holy Spirit, confuting those with whom he disputed,
12. is brought before the council,
13. and falsely accused of blasphemy against the law and the temple.














(13) Against this holy place.--The new feature of Stephen's preaching comes into greater prominence.

Verse 13. - Words for blasphemous words, A.V. and T.R. Set up false witnesses. The similarity of Stephen's trial to that of our Lord is striking. The same set purpose to silence a true-speaking tongue by death; the same base employment of false witnesses; the same wresting of good words into criminal acts; and the same meekness and patience unto death in the righteous martyrs. Blessed servant to tread so closely in thy Lord's steps! (comp. Matthew 5:11, 12; 1 Peter 4:14-16). This holy place; the Sanhedrim sat in one of the chambers of the temple, called Gazith. This had been prohibited by the Romans, but the prohibition was in abeyance in the present time of anarchy (Lewin).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
They presented
Ἔστησάν (Estēsan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 2476: A prolonged form of a primary stao stah'-o; to stand, used in various applications.

FALSE
ψευδεῖς (pseudeis)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 5571: False, deceitful, lying, untrue. From pseudomai; untrue, i.e. Erroneous, deceitful, wicked.

witnesses
μάρτυρας (martyras)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3144: A witness (judicially) or figuratively (genitive case); by analogy, a 'martyr'.

[who] said,
λέγοντας (legontas)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.

“This
οὗτος (houtos)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it.

man
ἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 444: A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.

never stops
παύεται (pauetai)
Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 3973: A primary verb; to stop, i.e. Restrain, quit, desist, come to an end.

speaking
λαλῶν (lalōn)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2980: A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words.

against
κατὰ (kata)
Preposition
Strong's 2596: A primary particle; down, in varied relations (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined).

this
τούτου (toutou)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it.

holy
ἁγίου (hagiou)
Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 40: Set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred. From hagos; sacred.

place
τόπου (topou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 5117: Apparently a primary word; a spot, i.e. Location; figuratively, condition, opportunity; specially, a scabbard.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

[against] the
τοῦ (tou)
Article - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Law.
νόμου (nomou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 3551: From a primary nemo; law, genitive case, specially, (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively.


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