Acts 6:9

Contemporary English Version 1995

But some men from Cyrene and Alexandria were members of a group who called themselves “Free Men.” They started arguing with Stephen. Some others from Cilicia and Asia also argued with him.

Cross References

Acts 23:34

The governor read the letter. Then he asked Paul and found out that he was from Cilicia.

Acts 22:3

I am a Jew, born in the city of Tarsus in Cilicia. But I grew up here in Jerusalem where I was a student of Gamaliel and was taught to follow every single law of our ancestors. In fact, I was just as eager to obey God as any of you are today.

Acts 15:41

They traveled through Syria and Cilicia, encouraging the churches.

Acts 15:23

They wrote a letter that said: We apostles and leaders send friendly greetings to all of you Gentiles who are followers of the Lord in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia.

Matthew 27:32

On the way they met a man named Simon who was from Cyrene, and they forced him to carry Jesus' cross.

Galatians 1:21

Later, I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.

Acts 21:27

When the period of seven days for the ceremony was almost over, some of the Jewish people from Asia saw Paul in the temple. They got a large crowd together and started attacking him.

Acts 19:10

for two years, until every Jew and Gentile in Asia had heard the Lord's message.

Acts 18:24

A Jewish man named Apollos came to Ephesus. Apollos had been born in the city of Alexandria. He was a very good speaker and knew a lot about the Scriptures.

Acts 16:6

Paul and his friends went through Phrygia and Galatia, but the Holy Spirit would not let them preach in Asia.

Luke 21:12

Before all this happens, you will be arrested and punished. You will be tried in your synagogues and put in jail. Because of me you will be placed on trial before kings and governors.

Mark 13:9

Be on your guard! You will be taken to courts and beaten with whips in their synagogues. And because of me, you will have to stand before rulers and kings to tell about your faith.

Matthew 10:17

Watch out for people who will take you to court and have you beaten in their synagogues.

1 Corinthians 1:20

What happened to those wise people? What happened to those experts in the Scriptures? What happened to the ones who think they have all the answers? Didn't God show that the wisdom of this world is foolish?

Acts 26:11

I often had them punished in our synagogues, and I tried to make them give up their faith. In fact, I was so angry with them, that I went looking for them in foreign cities.

Acts 22:19

I replied, “Lord, they know that in many of our synagogues I arrested and beat people who had faith in you.

Acts 21:39

“No!” Paul replied. “I am a Jew from Tarsus, an important city in Cilicia. Please let me speak to the crowd.”

Acts 19:26

But you have surely seen and heard how this man Paul is upsetting a lot of people, not only in Ephesus, but almost everywhere in Asia. He claims that the gods we humans make are not really gods at all.

Acts 13:45

When the Jewish people saw the crowds, they were very jealous. They insulted Paul and spoke against everything he said.

Acts 13:1

The church at Antioch had several prophets and teachers. They were Barnabas, Simeon, also called Niger, Lucius from Cyrene, Manaen, who was Herod's close friend, and Saul.

Acts 11:20

Some of the followers from Cyprus and Cyrene went to Antioch and started telling Gentiles the good news about the Lord Jesus.

Matthew 23:34

I will send to you prophets and wise people and experts in the Law of Moses. You will kill them or nail them to a cross or beat them in your synagogues or chase them from town to town.

Acts 6:10

But they were no match for Stephen, who spoke with the great wisdom that the Spirit gave him.

Acts 24:18

This is what I was doing when I was found going through a ceremony in the temple. I wasn't with a crowd, and there was no uproar.