But they were unableto copewith the wisdomand the Spiritwith whichhe was speaking.
"For I am fullof words;The spiritwithinme constrainsme.
"But it is a spiritin man,And the breathof the Almightygivesthem understanding.
"Nowthen go,and I, even I, will be with your mouth,and teachyou whatyou are to say."
"Noweaponthat is formedagainstyou will prosper;And everytonguethat accusesyou in judgmentyou will condemn.Thisis the heritageof the servantsof the LORD,And their vindicationis from Me," declaresthe LORD.
"Then I will makeyou to thispeopleA fortifiedwallof bronze;And though they fightagainstyou, They will not prevailover you; For I am with you to saveyou And deliveryou," declaresthe LORD.
"But when I speakto you, I will openyour mouthand you will sayto them, 'Thussaysthe LordGOD.'He who hears,let him hear;and he who refuses,let him refuse;for they are a rebellioushouse.
On the otherhandI am filledwith power--With the Spiritof the LORD--And with justiceand courageTo makeknownto Jacobhis rebelliousact,Even to Israelhis sin.
"It is he who will go[as a forerunner] beforeHim in the spiritand powerof Elijah,TO TURNTHE HEARTSOF THE FATHERSBACKTO THE CHILDREN,and the disobedientto the attitudeof the righteous,so as to make readya peoplepreparedfor the Lord."
for I will giveyou utteranceand wisdomwhichnoneof your opponentswill be ableto resistorrefute.
The officersanswered,"Neverhas a manspokenthe way thismanspeaks."
but ifit is of God,you will not be ableto overthrowthem; or elseyou may evenbe foundfighting against God."
Thenthey secretly inducedmento say,"We have heardhim speakblasphemouswordsagainstMosesand [against] God."
But some menfrom what was calledthe Synagogueof the Freedmen,[including] bothCyreniansand Alexandrians,and somefrom Ciliciaand Asia,roseup and arguedwith Stephen.
"You men who are stiff-neckedand uncircumcisedin heartand earsare alwaysresistingthe HolySpirit;you are doing justas your fathersdid.
and my messageand my preachingwere not in persuasivewordsof wisdom,but in demonstrationof the Spiritand of power,
