11Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God.
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Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death; …
And set two men, sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst blaspheme God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him, that he may die. …
And desired favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him.
Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust. …
And after five days Ananias the high priest descended with the elders, and with a certain orator named Tertullus, who informed the governor against Paul. …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 8-15)Stephen, no doubt was diligent and faithful in the discharge of his office as distributor of the church’s charity, and laid out himself to put that affair in a good method, which he did to universal satisfaction; and though it appears here that he was a man of uncommon gifts, and fitted for a higher station, yet, being called to that office, he did not think it below him to do the duty of it. And,…
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