10 but they could not stand up to his wisdom or the Spirit by whom he spoke. 11 Then they prompted some men to say, “We heard Stephen speak words of blasphemy against Moses and against God.” 12 So they stirred up the people, elders, and scribes and confronted Stephen. They seized him and brought him before the Sanhedrin,
Acts 6:10–12
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