Stephen is seized
Early Church · Draft · BSB
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Date: c. AD 30–35. Between Pentecost and the conversion of Saul; Acts gives no exact dates.
Stephen, full of grace and power, performs great wonders among the people. Opponents who cannot stand up to his wisdom stir up false witnesses, who accuse him before the council of speaking against the temple and the Law.
Primary Scripture
6:8 Now Stephen, who was full of grace and power, was performing great wonders and signs among the people.
6:9 But resistance arose from what was called the Synagogue of the Freedmen, including Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and men from the provinces of Cilicia and Asia. They disputed with Stephen,
6:10 but they could not stand up to his wisdom or the Spirit by whom he spoke.
6:11 Then they prompted some men to say, “We heard Stephen speak words of blasphemy against Moses and against God.”
6:12 So they stirred up the people, elders, and scribes and confronted Stephen. They seized him and brought him before the Sanhedrin,
6:13 where they presented false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law.
6:14 For we have heard him say that Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”
6:15 All who were sitting in the Sanhedrin looked intently at Stephen, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel.
Location evidence
Event map marker: Identified site; [longitude, latitude] = [35.23494, 31.77744]. This is a teaching marker, not an exact event venue.
Jerusalem: Identified site. Coordinates [longitude, latitude]: [35.23494, 31.77744]. Classification source: rule.
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Interpretation and reuse
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