Then the (A)officials said to the king, “Please have this man put to death, since he is [a](B)discouraging the men of war who are left in this city and [b]all the people, by speaking words like these to them; for this man (C)is not seeking the well-being of this people, but rather their harm.”

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  1. Jeremiah 38:4 Lit making slack the hands of
  2. Jeremiah 38:4 Lit the hands of all

Then the officials(A) said to the king, “This man should be put to death.(B) He is discouraging(C) the soldiers who are left in this city, as well as all the people, by the things he is saying to them. This man is not seeking the good of these people but their ruin.”

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Therefore the princes said unto the king, We beseech thee, let this man be put to death: for thus he weakeneth the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words unto them: for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt.

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11 Then they secretly induced men to say, “We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God.” 12 And they stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes, and they (A)came up to him and dragged him away, and brought him [a]before (B)the [b]Council. 13 They put forward (C)false witnesses who said, “This man does not stop [c]speaking against this (D)holy place and the Law; 14 for we have heard him say that (E)this Nazarene, Jesus, will destroy this place and change (F)the customs which Moses handed down to us.”

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  1. Acts 6:12 Lit into
  2. Acts 6:12 Or Sanhedrin
  3. Acts 6:13 Lit speaking words

11 Then they secretly(A) persuaded some men to say, “We have heard Stephen speak blasphemous words against Moses and against God.”(B)

12 So they stirred up the people and the elders and the teachers of the law. They seized Stephen and brought him before the Sanhedrin.(C) 13 They produced false witnesses,(D) who testified, “This fellow never stops speaking against this holy place(E) and against the law. 14 For we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place(F) and change the customs Moses handed down to us.”(G)

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11 Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God.

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.

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