Acts 6:11

11 Then they secretly induced men who said, "We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moshe and God."

Acts 6:11 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 6:11

Then they suborned men
Hired false witnesses, which seems to have been commonly done by the Jews; so they did in the case of Christ:

which said, we have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses,
and against God;
that is, against the law of Moses, and so against God, who gave the law to Moses, as appears from ( Acts 6:13 ) the blasphemous words seem to be, with respect to the ceremonial law, and the abrogation of it, which Stephen might insist upon, and they charged with blasphemy; see ( Acts 6:14 ) .

Acts 6:11 In-Context

9 But some of those who were of the synagogue called "The Libertines," and of the Cyrenians, of the Alexandrians, and of those of Cilicia and Asia arose, disputing with Stephen.

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

11 Then they secretly induced men who said, "We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moshe and God."

12 They stirred up the people, the Zakenim, and the Sofrim, and came on him and seized him, and brought him in to the council,

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