"And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the…" — Acts 6:13

Acts 6:13 · KJV

“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

Verse 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,

Verse 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. {customs: or, rites}

Acts 6 — Context

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

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,

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

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

And all that sat in the council, looking stedfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel.

Cross References

Acts 6:11

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

Acts 21:28

Crying out, Men of Israel, help: This is the man, that teacheth all {men} every where against the people, and the law, and this place: and further brought Greeks also into the temple, and hath polluted this holy place.

Acts 25:8

While he answered for himself, Neither against the law of the Jews, neither against the temple, nor yet against Caesar, have I offended any thing at all.

Psalms 27:12

Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.

Acts 7:58

And cast {him} out of the city, and stoned {him}: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul.

Psalms 56:5

Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts {are} against me for evil.

Matthew 24:15

When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)

Psalms 35:11

False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge {things} that I knew not. {False...: Heb. Witnesses of wrong} {they...: Heb. they asked me}