Parallel Verses
Williams New Testament
By this means they excited the people, the elders, and the scribes, and so they rushed upon him, seized him, and brought him before the council.
New American Standard Bible
And they stirred up the people, the elders and the scribes, and they
King James Version
And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the council,
Holman Bible
They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes; so they came, dragged him off, and took him to the Sanhedrin.
International Standard Version
They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes. Then they rushed at Stephen, grabbed him, and brought him before the Council.
A Conservative Version
And they incited the people, and the elders, and the scholars. And after approaching, they seized him, and brought him to the council.
American Standard Version
And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and seized him, and brought him into the council,
Amplified
And they provoked and incited the people, as well as the elders and the scribes, and they came up to Stephen and seized him and brought him before the Council (Sanhedrin, Jewish High Court).
An Understandable Version
And they stirred up the people, the elders and the teachers of the law of Moses and searched for him, seized him and brought him before the Council.
Anderson New Testament
And they excited the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and took him by violence, and brought him into the Sanhedrin.
Bible in Basic English
And the people, with the rulers and the scribes, were moved against him, and they came and took him before the Sanhedrin,
Common New Testament
They stirred up the people and the elders and the scribes, and they came on him and seized him, and brought him before the council.
Daniel Mace New Testament
and they stirred up the people, the senators, and the doctors of law, who came and seiz'd him, and brought him to the council,
Darby Translation
And they roused the people, and the elders, and the scribes. And coming upon him they seized him and brought him to the council.
Godbey New Testament
And they excited the people and the elders and scribes, and coming upon him, seized him, and led him into the council,
Goodspeed New Testament
They aroused the people, the elders, and the scribes, and they set upon him and seized him, and brought him before the council.
John Wesley New Testament
And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and coming upon him, dragged him away, and brought him to the council,
Julia Smith Translation
And they roused together the people, and elders, and scribes, and having stood against, they seized him, and brought to the council,
King James 2000
And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the council,
Lexham Expanded Bible
And they incited the people and the elders and the scribes, and they came up [and] seized him and brought [him] to the Sanhedrin.
Modern King James verseion
And they stirred up the people and the elders and the scribes. And coming on, they seized him and brought him to the sanhedrin.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and they moved the people, and the elders, and the scribes: and they came upon him and caught him, and brought him to the council,
Moffatt New Testament
In this way they excited the people, the elders, and the scribes, who rushed on him, dragged him away, and took him before the Sanhedrin.
Montgomery New Testament
The elders and the scribes rushed upon him, and seized him, and brought him into the Sanhedrin.
NET Bible
They incited the people, the elders, and the experts in the law; then they approached Stephen, seized him, and brought him before the council.
New Heart English Bible
They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes, and came against him and seized him, and brought him in to the council,
Noyes New Testament
And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and seized him, and brought him to the council,
Sawyer New Testament
And they stirred up both the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and coming suddenly they seized him and led him to the Sanhedrim,
The Emphasized Bible
And they stirred up the people and the elders and the scribes; and, coming upon him, they caught him away, and led him into the high-council.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and coming upon him, they seized him together, and dragged him to the sanhedrim;
Twentieth Century New Testament
And they stirred up the people, as well as the Councillors and the Teachers of the Law, and set upon Stephen, and arrested him, and brought him before the High Council.
Webster
And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the council,
Weymouth New Testament
In this way they excited the people, the Elders, and the Scribes. At length they came upon him, seized him with violence, and took him before the Sanhedrin.
World English Bible
They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes, and came against him and seized him, and brought him in to the council,
Worrell New Testament
And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the Scribes; and, coming upon him, they seized him, and brought him to the Sanhedrin,
Worsley New Testament
And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes; and they came upon him, and forced him along with them, and brought him to the council:
Youngs Literal Translation
They did stir up also the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and having come upon him, they caught him, and brought him to the sanhedrim;
Themes
jewish Council » Over thirty years
Falsehood » Instances of » Stephen's accusers, who falsely accused him of blaspheming moses and God
Greece » Inhabitants of » Persecute the early Christians
religious Intolerance » The jewish leaders » In persecuting stephen
Jerusalem » Stephen martyred at
the Law of moses » The jews » Accused Christians of speaking
Persecution » Instances of » Of stephen
Priest » Miscellaneous facts concerning » Put on trial, condemn, and stone stephen
Topics
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 6:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Stephen Arrested
11 So they instigated men to say, "We have heard him speaking abusive words against Moses and God." 12 By this means they excited the people, the elders, and the scribes, and so they rushed upon him, seized him, and brought him before the council. 13 Then they put up false witnesses who said, "This man never stops saying things against this holy place and against the law,
Cross References
Matthew 5:22
But I say to you: "Everyone who harbors malice against his brother, will have to answer to the court, and whoever speaks contemptuously to his brother, will have to answer to the supreme court; and whoever says to his brother, 'You cursed fool? will have to pay the penalty in the pit of torture.
Matthew 26:57
The men who had laid hands on Jesus took Him away to Caiaphas, the high priest, at whose home the scribes and elders had met.
Acts 4:1-3
While they were talking to the people, the high priests, the military commander of the temple, and the Sadducees came down upon them,
Acts 5:18
they had the apostles arrested and put into the common jail.
Acts 5:27
So they brought them and had them stand before the council. And the high priest asked them,
Acts 13:50
But the Jews stirred up the devout women of high rank and the men of first rank in town, and so started a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them out of their district.
Acts 14:2
But the Jews who refused to accept their message aroused and exasperated the minds of the heathen against the brothers.
Acts 16:19-21
But as the owners saw that the hope of their profit-making was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them to the public square, before the authorities,
Acts 17:5-6
But this enraged the Jews; so they got together some wicked loafers about the public square, formed a mob, and set the town in an uproar.
Acts 17:13
But when the Jews at Thessalonica learned that God's message had been proclaimed at Berea by Paul, they came there too to excite the masses and stir up a riot.
Acts 18:12
While Gallio was governor of Greece, the Jews unanimously attacked Paul and one day brought him before the court,
Acts 21:27
As the seven days were drawing to a close, the Jews from Asia caught a glimpse of him in the temple and began to stir up all the crowd, and seized him,