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Acts 6:13

King James Version (KJV)

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Acts 6:13

Verse 13 of 15

Scripture focus

And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:

Acts 6:13 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Acts 6:13

Theological / Devotional

False witnesses. See on v. 11.

This man. Spoken contemptuously, probably with a sneer.

Blasphemous words. Textual evidence attests (cf. p. 10) the omission of “blasphemous.”

Against this holy place. That is, the Temple and its immediate vicinity (see on ch. 3:1).

The law. Stephen must have insisted, as had Jesus (Matt. 5:17-19), and as Paul later did (Acts 24:14-16 ; 25:8), that Christianity would introduce no change in the basic moral principles of the law that the Jews so loved. Nevertheless, it was clear that the proclamation concerning the Lamb of God implied the end of the sacrificial system as outlined in the law. Such preaching would be interpreted as being destructive of practically everything that the Jews held dear.

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