Acts 6:13

Against this holy place. — The new feature of Stephen’s preaching comes into greater prominence.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And set up false witnesses - It has been made a question why these persons are called “false” witnesses, since it is supposed by many that they r...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

(10) And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law: (10) An example o...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Attack on Stephen. This Hellenist Christian draws upon himself the attention of the people. He was full of grace; the inspiration which gave him hi...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

witnesses. Greek. martur. See Acts 1:8 . man. App-123.
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law: Against this holy place...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law: And set up fals...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Stephen and the Seven 1-7. The Hebrew-speaking Jews, who were in a majority in the Church of Jerusalem, were inclined to despise and neglect the m...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The preaching, miracles, and arrest of Stephen. The reason why the preaching of Stephen gave so much greater offence than that of the Twelve proba...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

This holy place ] i.e. the Temple.
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 11 HONESTY AND PRETENCE IN THE PRIMITIVE CHURCH Acts 4:36-37 ; Acts 6:1-6 THE exact period in the history of the apostolic Church at...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people. (9) Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And set up false witnesses ,.... Having hired them, they brought them and set them before the sanhedrim, to bear witness against Stephen: which sa...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law: Ver. 13. Blasphemou...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Then they suborned men As they found they were incapable of defending themselves by fair argument, they had recourse to a most mean and dishonest f...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

A second time, however, difficulty arises from within Satan's enmity from without was clearly evident. In Ch.5.1-3 Satan had sought to underhandedly...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Stephen's Address. 8 And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

They mingled in their testimony false things with truths, as they who witnessed against our Saviour had done. St. Stephen might possibly have inculca...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Preaching and Martyrdom of Stephen (6:8-7:60). It is one of the exciting things about serving God that we never know what He is going to do ne...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘And set up false witnesses, who said, “This man does not cease from speaking words against this holy place, and the law, for we have heard him say,...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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Sermon Bible Commentary

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Sermon Bible Commentary

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Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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The Biblical Illustrator

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

and set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place and the Law;
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 6:11 ; Psalms 27:12 ; Psalms 35:11 ; Psalms 56:5
Wells of Living Water Commentary

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¹³ And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:

Related Commentaries of Acts 6:13

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Acts 6:13