Acts 6:10 - Easy To Read Version But the Spirit {\cf2\super [118]} was helping Stephen speak with wisdom. His words were so strong that the Jews could not argue with him. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But they were not able to resist the intelligence and the wisdom and [the inspiration of] the Spirit with which and by Whom he spoke. American Standard Version (1901) And they were not able to withstand the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spake. Common English Bible However, they couldn’t resist the wisdom the Spirit gave him as he spoke. Catholic Public Domain Version But they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit with which he was speaking. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit that spoke. |
But God’s Spirit makes a person wise.\par That ‘breath’ from God All-Powerful\par makes people understand.\par
So go. I will be with you when you speak. I will give you the words to say.”
“People will make weapons to fight against you, but those weapons will not defeat you. Some people will say things against you. But every person that speaks against you will be shown to be wrong.”
I will make you strong.\par Those people will think you are strong\par like a wall made of bronze.\par The people of Judah will fight against you.\par But they will not defeat you.\par They will not defeat you.\par Why? Because I am with you.\par I will help you and I will save you.”\par
But the Lord’s Spirit has filled me\par with power, goodness, and strength.\par Why? So I can tell Jacob {\cf2\super [41]} about his crimes,\par and so I can tell Israel {\cf2\super [42]} about his sins!”\par
John himself will go first before the Lord. John will be powerful like Elijah. {\cf2\super [7]} He will have the same spirit Elijah had. He will make peace between fathers and their children. Many people are not obeying God. John will bring those people back to the right way that people should think. He will make people ready for the \{coming of\} the Lord.”
I will give you the wisdom to say things that none of your enemies can answer.
The temple police answered, “The things he says are greater than the words of any person we’ve ever heard!”
But if this is from God, then you will not be able to stop them. You might even be fighting against God himself!”
So the Jews paid some men to say, “We heard Stephen say bad things against Moses {\cf2\super [119]} and against God!”
But some Jews came and argued with Stephen. These Jews were from a synagogue. {\cf2\super [115]} It was called a synagogue for Libertines. {\cf2\super [116]} (This synagogue was also for Jews from Cyrene, and for Jews from Alexandria.) Jews from Cilicia and Asia {\cf2\super [117]} were with them. They all came and argued with Stephen.
\{Then Stephen said,\} “You stubborn Jewish leaders! You have not given your hearts to God! You won’t listen to him! You are always against what the Holy Spirit {\cf2\super [147]} is trying to tell you. Your ancestors did this, and you are just like them!
My teaching and my speaking were not with wise words that persuade people. But the proof of my teaching was the power that the Spirit {\cf2\super [13]} gives.