Acts 6:11

Defeated in argument, his opponents secretly bribe men to accuse Stephen of blasphemy against Moses and God. Lies are enlisted where truth has failed.

Cross-references · 23

• Matt 26:59–60Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;
• 1 Kgs 21:10–13And set two men, sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst blaspheme God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him, that he may die.
• John 5:45–47Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust.
• John 16:3And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me.
• Acts 25:7And when he was come, the Jews which came down from Jerusalem stood round about, and laid many and grievous complaints against Paul, which they could not prove.
• Heb 3:2–5Who was faithful to him that appointed him, as also Moses was faithful in all his house.
• Acts 21:28Crying out, Men of Israel, help: This is the man, that teacheth all men every where against the people, and the law, and this place: and further brought Greeks also into the temple, and hath polluted this holy place.
• Acts 23:12–15And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.
• Matt 28:12–15And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave large money unto the soldiers,
• 1 Tim 1:13Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
• Acts 21:20–22And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are which believe; and they are all zealous of the law:
• Acts 15:21For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day.
• Acts 7:37–39This is that Moses, which said unto the children of Israel, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear.
• Acts 25:3And desired favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him.
• John 1:17For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
• Acts 24:1–13And after five days Ananias the high priest descended with the elders, and with a certain orator named Tertullus, who informed the governor against Paul.
• Acts 6:13And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:
• Acts 18:6And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook his raiment, and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles.
• Rom 3:8And not rather, (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say,) Let us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation is just.
• John 9:29We know that God spake unto Moses: as for this fellow, we know not from whence he is.
• Lev 24:16And he that blasphemeth the name of the LORD, he shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the stranger, as he that is born in the land, when he blasphemeth the name of the Lord, shall be put to death.
• Acts 26:11And I punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto strange cities.
• John 10:33–36The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.

Each word below is tagged with its Strong’s number — tap one to see the underlying Greek word, its meaning, and every verse that uses it.