Acts 6:12 BSB — MannaFest

Acts 6:12

So they stirred up the people, elders, and scribes and confronted Stephen. They seized him and brought him before the Sanhedrin,

BSB

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ASV

And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and seized him, and brought him into 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,

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Commentary

3 voices

Oecumenius

Commentary on Acts (550)

Stealthy attackers everywhere press on: seizing Christ through murderous men, bearing swords, and with the help of torches and the blaze of lamps of the night. They drag Peter and the remaining apostles from the temple, and now also Stephen to be judged, from the …

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The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

And they stirred up the people,.... The common people, who were easily wrought upon, and soon incensed and provoked, when at any time it was suggested to them that the rituals and ceremonies of the law of Moses were treated with any neglect or contempt; see Act 21:

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Having caught him, they brought him triumphantly into the council, and, as it should seem, so hastily that he had none of his friends with him. They had found, when they brought many together, that they emboldened one another, and strengthened one another's hands; and therefore they will try how to deal with them singly.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

And they - The Libertines, etc., mentioned before, stirred up the people - raised a mob against him, and, to assist and countenance the mob, got the elders and scribes to conduct it, who thus made themselves one with the basest of the people, whom they collected; and then, altogether, without law or form of justice, rushed on the good man, seized him, and brought him to a council who, though they sat in the seat of judgment, were ready for every evil work.

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Original language & word study

19 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
συνεκίνησάν	sunekinēsan	They stirred up	G4787 →
τε	te	then	G5037 →
τὸν	ton	the	G3588 →
λαὸν	laon	people	G2992 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
τοὺς	tous	the	G3588 →
πρεσβυτέρους	presbuterous	elders	G4245 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
τοὺς	tous	the	G3588 →
γραμματεῖς,	grammateis	scribes,	G1122 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἐπιστάντες	epistantes	having come upon [him]	G2186 →
συνήρπασαν	sunērpasan	they seized	G4884 →
αὐτὸν	auton	him	G846 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἤγαγον	ēgagon	they brought [him]	G71 →
εἰς	eis	to	G1519 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
συνέδριον,	sunedrion	Council,	G4892 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Proverbs 15:18
A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms dispute.
leads to
- Proverbs 26:21
  Like charcoal for embers and wood for fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.
- Proverbs 15:1
  A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
- Proverbs 29:22
  An angry man stirs up dissension, and a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression.
- Matthew 5:9
  Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.
- Proverbs 14:29
  A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man promotes folly.
Through
Acts 14:2
But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers.
leads to
- Acts 13:50
  The 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 14:19
  Then some Jews arrived from Antioch and Iconium and won over the crowds. They stoned Paul and dragged him outside the city, presuming he was dead.
- Acts 13:45
  But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy, and they blasphemously contradicted what Paul was saying.