12And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the council,
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A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and made their minds evil affected against the brethren.
And they that had laid hold on Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.
And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.
But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was preached of Paul at Berea, they came thither also, and stirred up the people.
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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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