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The Arrest of Stephen

Acts 6:13

In 9 translations

BSB
where they presented false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law.
KJV
And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:
WEB
and set up false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking blasphemous words against this holy place and the law.
ASV
and set up false witnesses, who said, This man ceaseth not to speak words against this holy place, and the law:
LSV
they also set up false witnesses, saying, “This one does not cease to speak evil sayings against this holy place and the Law,
YLT
they set up also false witnesses, saying, 'This one doth not cease to speak evil sayings against this holy place and the law,
DBY
And they set false witnesses, saying, This man does not cease speaking words against the holy place and the law;
DRC
And they set up false witnesses, who said: This man ceaseth not to speak words against the holy place and the law.
GNV
And set forth false witnesses, which sayd, This man ceasseth not to speake blasphemous wordes against this holy place, and the Law.

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Where the editions differ

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  • In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include βλάσφημα (“blasphemous”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Westcott–Hort, Textus Receptus include τούτου (“this”); Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Tregelles, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
  • Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place λαλῶν elsewhere in this verse.
SBLGNT apparatus (2)

A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.

  • SBLGNT: λαλῶν ῥήματα. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read λαλῶν ῥήματα; Robinson–Pierpont read ῥήματα βλάσφημα λαλῶν.
  • SBLGNT: ἁγίου. Tregelles, Robinson–Pierpont read ἁγίου; Westcott and Hort (1881), Nestle–Aland 28th edition add τούτου.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
ἔστησάν τε μάρτυρας ψευδεῖς λέγοντας· Ὁ ἄνθρωπος οὗτος οὐ παύεται λαλῶν ῥήματα κατὰ τοῦ τόπου τοῦ ἁγίου καὶ τοῦ νόμου,
RP2018
ἔστησάν τε μάρτυρας ψευδεῖς λέγοντας, Ὁ ἄνθρωπος οὗτος οὐ παύεται ῥήματα βλάσφημα λαλῶν κατὰ τοῦ τόπου τοῦ ἁγίου καὶ τοῦ νόμου·
TR-Boyd
ἔστησάν τε μάρτυρας ψευδεῖς λέγοντας, Ὁ ἄνθρωπος οὗτος οὐ παύεται ῥήματα βλάσφημα λαλῶν κατὰ τοῦ τόπου τοῦ ἁγίου τούτου καὶ τοῦ νόμου·
SCR1894
εστησαν τε μαρτυρας ψευδεις λεγοντας ο ανθρωπος ουτος ου παυεται ρηματα βλασφημα λαλων κατα του τοπου του αγιου τουτου και του νομου

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◆ Stephen is seized

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Acts 6:11Then they prompted some men to say, “We heard Stephen speak words of blasphemy against Moses and against God.”
  • Acts 21:28crying out, “Men of Israel, help us! This is the man who teaches everywhere against our people and against our law and against this place. Furthermore, he has brought Greeks into the temple and defiled this holy place.”
  • Psalms 56:5All day long they twist my words; all their thoughts are on my demise.
  • Acts 25:8Then Paul made his defense: “I have committed no offense against the law of the Jews or against the temple or against Caesar.”
  • Acts 7:58They dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile the witnesses laid their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.
  • Matthew 24:15So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination of desolation,’ described by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand),
  • Psalms 27:12Do not hand me over to the will of my foes, for false witnesses rise up against me, breathing out violence.
  • Psalms 35:11Hostile witnesses come forward; they make charges I know nothing about.

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