So they stirred up the people, elders, and scribes and confronted Stephen. They seized him and brought him before the Sanhedrin,
Parallel translations
- WEB They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes, and came against him and seized him, and brought him in to the council,
- KJV 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,
- NKJV And they stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes; and they came upon him, seized him, and brought him to the council.
- NASB And they stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes, and they came up to him and dragged him away, and brought him before the Council.
- NLT This roused the people, the elders, and the teachers of religious law. So they arrested Stephen and brought him before the high council.
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They stir up the people and leaders and drag Stephen before the council. Public agitation is used to legitimize an unjust trial.
Overview
By rousing the crowd and authorities, the opponents turn a private dispute into a formal charge. Seizing Stephen and bringing him to the Sanhedrin mirrors the proceedings against Jesus. The mounting pressure shows how opposition to the gospel hardens into organized injustice.
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Cross-references · 13
- Prov 15:18A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms dispute.
- Acts 14:2But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers.
- Matt 26:57Those who had arrested Jesus led Him away to the house of Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and elders had gathered.
- Acts 17:13But when the Jews from Thessalonica learned that Paul was also proclaiming the word of God in Berea, they went there themselves to incite and agitate the crowds.
- Acts 5:27They brought them in and made them stand before the Sanhedrin, where the high priest interrogated them.
- Acts 16:19–21When the girl’s owners saw that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities in the marketplace.
- Acts 13:50The Jews, however, incited the religious women of prominence and the leading men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas and drove them out of their district.
- Acts 21:27When the seven days were almost over, some Jews from the province of Asia saw Paul at the temple. They stirred up the whole crowd and seized him,
- Matt 5:22But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to the fire of hell.
- Acts 5:18and arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.
- Acts 4:1–3While Peter and John were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to them,
- Acts 17:5–6The Jews, however, became jealous. So they brought in some troublemakers from the marketplace, formed a mob, and sent the city into an uproar. They raided Jason’s house in search of Paul and Silas, hoping to bring them out to the people.
- Acts 18:12While Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews coordinated an attack on Paul and brought him before the judgment seat.
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