Acts 6:11

New Century Version

So they secretly urged some men to say, “We heard Stephen speak against Moses and against God.”

Cross References

Exodus 23:1

“You must not tell lies. If you are a witness in court, don’t help a wicked person by telling lies.

Jeremiah 26:11

Then the priests and prophets said to the officers and all the other people, “Jeremiah should be killed. He prophesied against Jerusalem, and you heard him yourselves.”

Jeremiah 37:13

When Jeremiah got to the Benjamin Gate of Jerusalem, the captain in charge of the guards arrested him. The captain’s name was Irijah son of Shelemiah son of Hananiah. Irijah said, “You are leaving us to join the Babylonians!”

Leviticus 24:16

Anyone who speaks against the Lord must be put to death; all the people must kill him by throwing stones at him. Foreigners must be punished just like the people born in Israel; if they speak against the Lord, they must be put to death.

John 1:17

The law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

John 16:3

They will do this because they have not known the Father and they have not known me.

John 9:29

We know that God spoke to Moses, but we don’t even know where this man comes from.”

Acts 15:21

They should do these things, because for a long time in every city the law of Moses has been taught. And it is still read in the synagogue every Sabbath day.”

Acts 18:6

But they would not accept Paul’s teaching and said some evil things. So he shook off the dust from his clothes and said to them, “If you are not saved, it will be your own fault! I have done all I can do! After this, I will go to other nations.”

Acts 21:28

They shouted, “People of Israel, help us! This is the man who goes everywhere teaching against the law of Moses, against our people, and against this Temple. Now he has brought some Greeks into the Temple and has made this holy place unclean!”

Acts 25:3

They asked Festus to do them a favor. They wanted him to send Paul back to Jerusalem, because they had a plan to kill him on the way.

Acts 25:7

when Paul came into the room. The people who had come from Jerusalem stood around him, making serious charges against him, which they could not prove.

Acts 26:11

In every synagogue, I often punished them and tried to make them speak against Jesus. I was so angry against them I even went to other cities to find them and punish them.

Acts 6:10

But the Spirit was helping him to speak with wisdom, and his words were so strong that they could not argue with him.

Acts 6:12

This upset the people, the elders, and the teachers of the law. They came and grabbed Stephen and brought him to a meeting of the leaders.

Acts 6:13

They brought in some people to tell lies about Stephen, saying, “This man is always speaking against this holy place and the law of Moses.

Romans 3:8

It would be the same to say, “We should do evil so that good will come.” Some people find fault with us and say we teach this, but they are wrong and deserve the punishment they will receive.

1 Timothy 1:13

In the past I spoke against Christ and persecuted him and did all kinds of things to hurt him. But God showed me mercy, because I did not know what I was doing. I did not believe.