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9 Then some of those who belonged to the synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called), Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and others of those from Cilicia and Asia, stood up and argued with Stephen.
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9 Opposition arose, however, from members of the Synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called)--Jews of Cyrene and Alexandria as well as the provinces of Cilicia and Asia. These men began to argue with Stephen,
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10 But they could not withstand the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke.
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10 but they could not stand up against his wisdom or the Spirit by whom he spoke.
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11 Then they secretly instigated some men to say, "We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God."
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11 Then they secretly persuaded some men to say, "We have heard Stephen speak words of blasphemy against Moses and against God."
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12 They stirred up the people as well as the elders and the scribes; then they suddenly confronted him, seized him, and brought him before the council.
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12 So they stirred up the people and the elders and the teachers of the law. They seized Stephen and brought him before the Sanhedrin.
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13 They set up false witnesses who said, "This man never stops saying things against this holy place and the law;
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13 They produced false witnesses, who testified, "This fellow never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law.
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14 for we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and will change the customs that Moses handed on to us."
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14 For we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs Moses handed down to us."
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15 And all who sat in the council looked intently at him, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel.
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15 All who were sitting in the Sanhedrin looked intently at Stephen, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel.
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