Parallel Verses

World English Bible

Then they secretly induced men to say, "We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God."

New American Standard Bible

Then they secretly induced men to say, “We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and against God.”

King James Version

Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God.

Holman Bible

Then they persuaded some men to say, “We heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God!”

International Standard Version

So they secretly got some men to say, "We have heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God."

A Conservative Version

Then they instigated men who said, We have heard him speaking blasphemous sayings against Moses and God.

American Standard Version

Then they suborned men, who said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God.

Amplified

Then [to attack him another way] they secretly instructed men to say, “We have heard this man [Stephen] speak blasphemous (slanderous, sacrilegious, abusive) words against Moses and against God.”

An Understandable Version

Then they enlisted men to say [i.e., to testify falsely against Stephen, verse 13], "We heard him criticizing Moses and [even] God."

Anderson New Testament

Then they instigated men to say: We have heard him speak impious words against Moses, and against God.

Bible in Basic English

Then they got men to say, He has said evil against Moses and against God, in our hearing.

Common New Testament

Then they secretly induced men to say, "We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and against God."

Daniel Mace New Testament

they suborned men, who said, we have heard him speak irreverently of Moses, and of God.

Darby Translation

Then they suborned men, saying, We have heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God.

Godbey New Testament

Then they bribed men, saying, that we have heard him speaking words blasphemous against Moses and God.

Goodspeed New Testament

So they instigated people to say, "We have heard him use abusive language about Moses and about God."

John Wesley New Testament

Then they suborned men who said, We have heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and against God.

Julia Smith Translation

Then they put under men, saying, That we have heard him speaking defaming words against Moses, and God.

King James 2000

Then they bribed men, who said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Then they secretly instigated men who said, "We have heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God!"

Modern King James verseion

And they induced men to be saying, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Then sent they in men which said, "We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God,"

Moffatt New Testament

They then instigated people to say, "We have heard him talking blasphemy against Moses and God."

Montgomery New Testament

Then they instigated some to say, "We have heard him speaking blasphemy against Moses and against God;" and in this way they excited the people.

NET Bible

Then they secretly instigated some men to say, "We have heard this man speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God."

New Heart English Bible

Then they secretly induced men to say, "We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God."

Noyes New Testament

Then they suborned men, who said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and God.

Sawyer New Testament

Then they bribed men who said, We heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God.

The Emphasized Bible

Then, they set on men who were saying - We have heard him speaking profane things against Moses and God.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

Then they suborned men to say, We heard him speak blasphemous things against Moses, and against God.

Twentieth Century New Testament

Then they induced some men to assert that they had heard Stephen saying blasphemous things against Moses, and against God;

Webster

Then they suborned men, who said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God.

Weymouth New Testament

Then they privately put forward men who declared, "We have heard him speak blasphemous things against Moses and against God."

Williams New Testament

So they instigated men to say, "We have heard him speaking abusive words against Moses and God."

Worrell New Testament

Then they suborned men, who said, "We have heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and against God."

Worsley New Testament

Then they suborned men to say, we heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and against God.

Youngs Literal Translation

then they suborned men, saying -- 'We have heard him speaking evil sayings in regard to Moses and God.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
τότε 
Tote 
then, that time, when, not tr
Usage: 105

ὑποβάλλω 
Hupoballo 
Usage: 1

men
ἀνήρ 
Aner 
man, husband, sir, fellow, not tr
Usage: 198

λέγω 
Lego 
Usage: 1045

We have heard
ἀκούω 
Akouo 
Usage: 313

him

Usage: 0

λαλέω 
Laleo 
Usage: 235

βλάσφημος 
Blasphemos 
Usage: 5

ῥῆμα 
Rhema 
word, saying, thing, no thing Trans, not tr
Usage: 57

εἰς 
Eis 
into, to, unto, for, in, on, toward, against,
Usage: 1267

Μωσεύς Μωσῆς Μωΰσῆς 
Moseus 
Usage: 60

and

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

References

American

Fausets

Morish

Watsons

Context Readings

Stephen Arrested

10 They weren't able to withstand the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spoke. 11 Then they secretly induced men to say, "We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God." 12 They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes, and came against him and seized him, and brought him in to the council,

Cross References

Matthew 26:59-60

Now the chief priests, the elders, and the whole council sought false testimony against Jesus, that they might put him to death;

Leviticus 24:16

He who blasphemes the name of Yahweh, he shall surely be put to death; all the congregation shall certainly stone him: the foreigner as well as the native-born, when he blasphemes the Name, shall be put to death.

1 Kings 21:10-13

Set two men, base fellows, before him, and let them testify against him, saying, 'You cursed God and the king!' Then carry him out, and stone him to death."

Matthew 28:12-15

When they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave a large amount of silver to the soldiers,

John 1:17

For the law was given through Moses. Grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ.

John 5:45-47

"Don't think that I will accuse you to the Father. There is one who accuses you, even Moses, on whom you have set your hope.

John 9:29

We know that God has spoken to Moses. But as for this man, we don't know where he comes from."

John 10:33-36

The Jews answered him, "We don't stone you for a good work, but for blasphemy: because you, being a man, make yourself God."

John 16:3

They will do these things because they have not known the Father, nor me.

Acts 6:13

and set up false witnesses who said, "This man never stops speaking blasphemous words against this holy place and the law.

Acts 7:37-39

This is that Moses, who said to the children of Israel, 'The Lord our God will raise up a prophet for you from among your brothers, like me.'

Acts 15:21

For Moses from generations of old has in every city those who preach him, being read in the synagogues every Sabbath."

Acts 18:6

When they opposed him and blasphemed, he shook out his clothing and said to them, "Your blood be on your own heads! I am clean. From now on, I will go to the Gentiles!"

Acts 21:20-22

They, when they heard it, glorified God. They said to him, "You see, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews of those who have believed, and they are all zealous for the law.

Acts 21:28

crying out, "Men of Israel, help! This is the man who teaches all men everywhere against the people, and the law, and this place. Moreover, he also brought Greeks into the temple, and has defiled this holy place!"

Acts 23:12-15

When it was day, some of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.

Acts 24:1-13

After five days, the high priest, Ananias, came down with certain elders and an orator, one Tertullus. They informed the governor against Paul.

Acts 25:3

asking a favor against him, that he would summon him to Jerusalem; plotting to kill him on the way.

Acts 25:7

When he had come, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing against him many and grievous charges which they could not prove,

Acts 26:11

Punishing them often in all the synagogues, I tried to make them blaspheme. Being exceedingly enraged against them, I persecuted them even to foreign cities.

Romans 3:8

Why not (as we are slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say), "Let us do evil, that good may come?" Those who say so are justly condemned.

1 Timothy 1:13

although I was before a blasphemer, a persecutor, and insolent. However, I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.

Hebrews 3:2-5

who was faithful to him who appointed him, as also was Moses in all his house.

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