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13 They presented false witnesses[a] who testified, “This man never stops saying things against [this] holy place and the law. 14 For we have heard him claim that this Jesus the Nazorean will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”(A) 15 All those who sat in the Sanhedrin looked intently at him and saw that his face was like the face of an angel.

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Footnotes

  1. 6:13 False witnesses: here, and in his account of Stephen’s execution (Acts 7:54–60), Luke parallels the martyrdom of Stephen with the death of Jesus.

13 They produced false witnesses,(A) who testified, “This fellow never stops speaking against this holy place(B) and against the law. 14 For we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place(C) and change the customs Moses handed down to us.”(D)

15 All who were sitting in the Sanhedrin(E) looked intently at Stephen, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel.

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