Parallel Verses
King James Version
And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:
New American Standard Bible
They put forward
Holman Bible
They also presented false witnesses who said, “This man does not stop speaking blasphemous words against this holy place and the law.
International Standard Version
They had false witnesses stand up and say, "This man never stops saying things against this Holy Place and against the Law.
A Conservative Version
And they put forward FALSE witnesses who said, This man does not cease speaking blasphemous sayings against the holy place, and the law.
American Standard Version
and set up false witnesses, who said, This man ceaseth not to speak words against this holy place, and the law:
Amplified
They presented false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking against this holy place and the Law [of Moses];
An Understandable Version
They had arranged for the false witnesses to say, "This man will not stop speaking against the Temple and the law of Moses,
Anderson New Testament
And they brought forward false witnesses, who said: This man ceases not to speak words against this holy place, and the law.
Bible in Basic English
And they got false witnesses who said, This man is for ever saying things against this holy place and against the law:
Common New Testament
They put forward false witnesses who said, "This man never stops speaking against this holy place, and the law;
Daniel Mace New Testament
where they produc'd false witnesses, who said, this man is continually inveighing against the holy place, and against the law.
Darby Translation
And they set false witnesses, saying, This man does not cease speaking words against the holy place and the law;
Godbey New Testament
and they raised up false witnesses, saying, This man does not cease speaking words against this holy place and the law;
Goodspeed New Testament
Then they brought forward false witnesses, who said, "This man is constantly saying things against this holy place and against the Law,
John Wesley New Testament
And set up false witnesses who said, This man ceaseth not to speak words against the holy place and the law.
Julia Smith Translation
And set false witnesses, saying, This man ceases not speaking defaming words against this holy place, and the law:
King James 2000
And set up false witnesses, who said, This man ceases not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:
Lexham Expanded Bible
And they put forward false witnesses who said, "This man does not stop speaking words against the holy place and the law!
Modern King James verseion
And they set up false witnesses, who said, This man does not cease speaking blasphemous words against this holy place and the Law.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and brought forth false witnesses which said, "This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place and the law,
Moffatt New Testament
They also brought forward false witnesses to say, "This fellow is never done talking against this holy Place and the Law!
Montgomery New Testament
They also set up false witnesses who testified. "This fellow is continually talking against the Holy Place and against the law.
NET Bible
They brought forward false witnesses who said, "This man does not stop saying things against this holy place and the law.
New Heart English Bible
and set up false witnesses who said, "This man never stops speaking blasphemous words against this holy place and the Law.
Noyes New Testament
and set up false witnesses, who said, This man ceaseth not to speak words against the holy place, and the Law.
Sawyer New Testament
and brought forward false witnesses who said, This man speaks incessantly against this holy place, and the law;
The Emphasized Bible
And they set up false witnesses, who said - This man, ceaseth not speaking things against this holy place and the law;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
and they set up false witnesses, saying, This man doth not cease speaking blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:
Twentieth Century New Testament
There they produced witnesses who gave false evidence. "This man," they said, "is incessantly saying things against this Holy Place and the Law;
Webster
And set up false witnesses, who said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:
Weymouth New Testament
Here they brought forward false witnesses who declared, "This fellow is incessantly speaking against the Holy Place and the Law.
Williams New Testament
Then they put up false witnesses who said, "This man never stops saying things against this holy place and against the law,
World English Bible
and set up false witnesses who said, "This man never stops speaking blasphemous words against this holy place and the law.
Worrell New Testament
and set up false witnesses, who said, "This man does not cease speaking words against this holy place, and the law;
Worsley New Testament
and they set up false witnesses; who said, This man is continually speaking blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law.
Youngs Literal Translation
they set up also false witnesses, saying, 'This one doth not cease to speak evil sayings against this holy place and the law,
Themes
false Accusation » Incidents illustrative of » Against stephen
Blasphemy » Charged upon saints
Blasphemy » False indictments for » Stephen
Christ » Slandered » Of Christ and his disciples
Evil » Slander » Of Christ and his disciples
False teachers » Instances of » Witnesses » Against stephen
Falsehood » Instances of » Stephen's accusers, who falsely accused him of blaspheming moses and God
Greece » Inhabitants of » Persecute the early Christians
Indictments » Instances of » Stephen for blasphemy
religious Intolerance » The jewish leaders » In persecuting stephen
Jerusalem » Stephen martyred at
the Law of moses » The jews » Accused Christians of speaking
Perjury » Instances of » Stephen
Persecution » Instances of » Of stephen
Priest » Miscellaneous facts concerning » Put on trial, condemn, and stone stephen
Slander » Of Christ and his disciples
Stephen » False charges against
The Second Temple » The jews » Considered it blasphemy to speak against
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 6:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
Stephen Arrested
12 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, 13 And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law: 14 For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered us.
Names
Cross References
Acts 6:11
Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God.
Acts 21:28
Crying 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.
Psalm 27:12
Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.
Psalm 35:11
False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not.
Psalm 56:5
Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil.
Matthew 24:15
When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)
Acts 7:58
And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul.
Acts 25:8
While he answered for himself, Neither against the law of the Jews, neither against the temple, nor yet against Caesar, have I offended any thing at all.