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Acts 6:14

For we have heard him say that Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”

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ASV

for we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered unto us.

KJV

For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered us.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ἀκηκόαμενakēkoamenwe have heardG191 →
γὰρgarforG1063 →
αὐτοῦautouhimG846 →
λέγοντοςlegontossayingG3004 →
ὅτιhotithatG3754 →
ἸησοῦςIēsousJesusG2424 →
ὁho<the>G3588 →
ΝαζωραῖοςNazōraiosof NazarethG3480 →
οὗτοςhoutosthisG3778 →
καταλύσειkataluseiwill destroyG2647 →
τὸνton<the>G3588 →
τόπονtoponplaceG5117 →
τοῦτονtoutonthisG3778 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
ἀλλάξειallaxeiwill changeG236 →
τὰtatheG3588 →
ἔθηethēcustomsG1485 →
ἃhathatG3739 →
παρέδωκενparedōkendeliveredG3860 →
ἡμῖνhēminto usG3165 →
Μωϋσῆς.MōusēsMoses.G3475 →

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Daniel 9:26Then after the sixty-two weeks the Messiah will be cut off and will have nothing. Then the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood, and until the end there will be war; desolations have been decreed.Hebrews 12:26–28At that time His voice shook the earth, but now He has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth, but heaven as well.”Acts 21:21But they are under the impression that you teach all the Jews who live among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children or observe our customs.Acts 15:1Then some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”John 4:21“Believe Me, woman,” Jesus replied, “a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.Galatians 3:19Why then was the law given? It was added because of transgressions, until the arrival of the seed to whom the promise referred. It was administered through angels by a mediator.Hebrews 9:9–11It is an illustration for the present time, because the gifts and sacrifices being offered were unable to cleanse the conscience of the worshiper.Hebrews 8:6–13Now, however, Jesus has received a much more excellent ministry, just as the covenant He mediates is better and is founded on better promises.Galatians 4:3–5So also, when we were children, we were enslaved under the basic principles of the world.Galatians 3:23Before this faith came, we were held in custody under the law, locked up until faith should be revealed.Luke 21:6“As for what you see here, the time will come when not one stone will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”Acts 28:17After three days, he called together the leaders of the Jews. When they had gathered, he said to them, “Brothers, although I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our fathers, I was taken prisoner in Jerusalem and handed over to the Romans.Hebrews 10:1–18For the law is only a shadow of the good things to come, not the realities themselves. It can never, by the same sacrifices offered year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship.Zechariah 14:2For I will gather all the nations for battle against Jerusalem, and the city will be captured, the houses looted, and the women ravished. Half of the city will go into exile, but the rest of the people will not be removed from the city.Hebrews 7:11–19Now if perfection could have been attained through the Levitical priesthood (for on this basis the people received the law), why was there still need for another priest to appear—one in the order of Melchizedek and not in the order of Aaron?Acts 26:3especially since you are acquainted with all the Jewish customs and controversies. I beg you, therefore, to listen to me patiently.Jeremiah 7:4–14Do not trust in deceptive words, chanting: ‘This is the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD.’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.”

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