Parallel Verses

Lexham Expanded Bible

And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit with which he was speaking.

New American Standard Bible

But they were unable to cope with the wisdom and the Spirit with which he was speaking.

King James Version

And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake.

Holman Bible

But they were unable to stand up against his wisdom and the Spirit by whom he was speaking.

International Standard Version

But they could neither refute the wisdom nor withstand the Spirit by which he kept speaking.

A Conservative Version

And they were not able to withstand the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spoke.

American Standard Version

And they were not able to withstand the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spake.

Amplified

But they were not able to successfully withstand and cope with the wisdom and the intelligence [and the power and inspiration] of the Spirit by whom he was speaking.

An Understandable Version

But they could not stand up to the wisdom and [power of] the Holy Spirit by which Stephen spoke.

Anderson New Testament

And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit with which he spoke.

Bible in Basic English

But they were not able to get the better of him, for his words were full of wisdom and of the Spirit.

Common New Testament

But they could not stand against the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke.

Daniel Mace New Testament

but as they were not able to withstand the force of that sublime knowledge which appeared in his discourse,

Darby Translation

And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke.

Godbey New Testament

and they were not able to resist the wisdom and spirit with which he was speaking.

Goodspeed New Testament

but they could not meet his wisdom and the inspiration with which he spoke.

John Wesley New Testament

And they were not able to withstand the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spake.

Julia Smith Translation

And they were not able to withstand the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake.

King James 2000

And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spoke.

Modern King James verseion

And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spoke.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And they could not resist the wisdom, and the spirit, with which he spake.

Moffatt New Testament

but they could not meet the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke.

Montgomery New Testament

but were unable to withstand the wisdom and spirit with which he used to speak.

NET Bible

Yet they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke.

New Heart English Bible

They weren't able to withstand the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spoke.

Noyes New Testament

and they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke.

Sawyer New Testament

and were not able to resist the wisdom and spirit with which he spoke.

The Emphasized Bible

And they could not withstand the wisdom and the Spirit with which he was speaking,

Thomas Haweis New Testament

And they could not resist the wisdom and the spirit with which he spoke.

Twentieth Century New Testament

Yet they were quite unable to withstand the wisdom and the inspiration with which he spoke.

Webster

And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spoke.

Weymouth New Testament

They were quite unable, however, to resist the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke.

Williams New Testament

but they could not cope with his good practical sense and the spiritual power with which he usually spoke.

World English Bible

They weren't able to withstand the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spoke.

Worrell New Testament

And they were not able to withstand the wisdom and the spirit with which he was speaking.

Worsley New Testament

and they were not able to resist the wisdom and spirit by which he spake.

Youngs Literal Translation

and they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit with which he was speaking;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

ἰσχύω 
Ischuo 
can , be able, avail, prevail, be whole, cannot , can do, may,
Usage: 19

not
οὐ 
Ou 
not, no, cannot ,
Usage: 1032

ἰσχύω 
Ischuo 
can , be able, avail, prevail, be whole, cannot , can do, may,
Usage: 19

to resist
ἀνθίστημι 
Anthistemi 
Usage: 12

the wisdom
σοφία 
Sophia 
Usage: 45

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

the spirit
πνεῦμα 
Pneuma 
Usage: 334

by which
ὅς ἥ ὅ 
Hos 
Usage: 980

References

Morish

Context Readings

Stephen Arrested

9 But some of those from the Synagogue of the Freedmen ({as it was called}), both Cyrenians and Alexandrians, and those from Cilicia and Asia, stood up [and] disputed with Stephen. 10 And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit with which he was speaking. 11 Then they secretly instigated men who said, "We have heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God!"

Cross References

Luke 21:15

for I will give you a mouth and wisdom that all your opponents will not be able to resist or contradict.

Exodus 4:12

So then go, and I myself will be with your mouth, and I will teach you what you must speak."

Job 32:8

"Truly, it [is] a spirit in a human being, and the breath of Shaddai teaches them.

Job 32:18

for I am full of words; {the spirit within me} urges me.

Isaiah 54:17

Every weapon formed against you shall not succeed, and you shall declare guilty every tongue [that] rises against you for judgment. This [is] the inheritance of the servants of Yahweh, and their {legal right} from me," {declares} Yahweh.

Jeremiah 1:18-19

Now look, I have made you {today} as a fortified city and as an iron pillar and a bronze wall against all the land, against the kings of Judah, against its princes, against its priests, and against the people of the land.

Jeremiah 15:20

And I will make you to this people a wall of fortified bronze, and they will fight against you, but they will not prevail over you, for I [am] with you, to save you, and to deliver you," {declares} Yahweh.

Ezekiel 3:27

And when I speak with you, I will open your mouth, and you must say to them, 'Thus says the Lord Yahweh: "The [one] hearing him, let him hear, and the [one] failing [to hear], let him fail," ' for they {are a rebellious house}.

Micah 3:8

But I, I am filled [with] power, with the Spirit of Yahweh, and with justice and might, to declare to Jacob his rebellion, and to Israel his sin.

Matthew 10:19-20

But whenever they hand you over, do not be anxious how [to speak] or what you should say, for what you should say will be given to you at that hour.

Luke 1:17

And he will go on before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, to prepare for the Lord a people made ready."

Luke 12:11-12

But when they bring you before the synagogues and the rulers and the authorities, do not be anxious how or what you should speak in your own defense or what you should say,

John 7:46

The officers replied, "Never has a man spoken like this!"

Acts 5:39

But if it is from God, you will not be able to overthrow them, lest you even be found fighting against God." So they were persuaded by him.

Acts 7:51

"[You] stiff-necked [people] and uncircumcised in hearts and in [your] ears! You constantly resist the Holy Spirit! As your fathers [did], [so] also [do] you!

1 Corinthians 2:4

and my speech and my preaching [were] not with the persuasiveness of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit and power,

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