Acts 6:10
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And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit that spoke.

Acts 6:9
Now there arose some, of that which is called the synagogue of the Libertines and of the Cyrenians and of the Alexandrians and of them that were of Cilicia and Asia, disputing with Stephen.

Acts 6:11
Then they suborned men to say they had heard him speak words of blasphemy against Moses and against God.

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And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit that spoke.

able.

Acts 5:39 But if it be of God, you cannot overthrow it, lest perhaps you be found even to fight against God. And they consented to him.

Acts 7:51 You stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Ghost. As your fathers did, so do you also.

Exodus 4:12 Go therefore, and I will be in thy mouth; and I will teach thee what thou shalt speak.

Isaiah 54:17 No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper: and every tongue that resisteth thee in judgment, thou shalt condemn. This is the inheritance of the servants of the Lord, and their justice with me, saith the Lord.

Jeremiah 1:18,19 For behold I have made thee this day a fortified city, and a pillar of iron, and a wall of brass, over all the land, to the kings of Juda, to the princes thereof, and to the priests, and to the people of the land. . . .

Jeremiah 15:20 And I will make thee to this people as a strong wall of brass: and they shall fight against thee, and shall not prevail: for I am with thee to save thee, and to deliver thee, saith the Lord.

Ezekiel 3:27 But when I shall speak to thee, I will open thy mouth, and thou shalt say to them: Thus saith the Lord God: He that heareth, let him hear: and he that forbeareth, let him forbear: for they are a provoking house.

Matthew 10:19,20 But when they shall deliver you up, take no thought how or what to speak: for it shall be given you in that hour what to speak: . . .

Luke 12:11,12 And when they shall bring you into the synagogues and to magistrates and powers, be not solicitous how or what you shall answer, or what you shall say. . . .

Luke 21:15 For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to resist and gainsay.

John 7:46 The ministers answered: Never did man speak like this man.

the spirit.

Job 32:8,18 But, as I see, there is a spirit in men, and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth understanding. . . .

Micah 3:8 And they shall be confounded that see visions, and the diviners shall be confounded: and they shall all cover their faces, because there is no answer of God.

Luke 1:17 And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias: that he may turn the hearts of the fathers unto the children and the incredulous to the wisdom of the just, to prepare unto the Lord a perfect people.

1 Corinthians 2:4 And my speech and my preaching was not in the persuasive words of human wisdom. but in shewing of the Spirit and power:

Context
The Arrest of Stephen
9Now there arose some, of that which is called the synagogue of the Libertines and of the Cyrenians and of the Alexandrians and of them that were of Cilicia and Asia, disputing with Stephen. 10And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit that spoke. 11Then they suborned men to say they had heard him speak words of blasphemy against Moses and against God.…
Lexicon
[but]
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

they could not
ἴσχυον (ischyon)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2480: To have strength, be strong, be in full health and vigor, be able; meton: I prevail. From ischus; to have force.

stand up to
ἀντιστῆναι (antistēnai)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 436: To set against; I withstand, resist, oppose. From anti and histemi; to stand against, i.e. Oppose.

[his]
τῇ (tē)
Article - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

wisdom
σοφίᾳ (sophia)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 4678: Wisdom, insight, skill (human or divine), intelligence. From sophos; wisdom.

[or]
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

the
τῷ (tō)
Article - Dative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Spirit
Πνεύματι (Pneumati)
Noun - Dative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 4151: Wind, breath, spirit.

by whom
(hō)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3739: Who, which, what, that.

he spoke.
ἐλάλει (elalei)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2980: A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words.


Additional Translations
but they could not stand up to his wisdom or the Spirit by whom he spoke.

And they were not able to withstand the wisdom and the Spirit by whom he was speaking.

And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spoke.

And they were not able to withstand the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spake.

And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke.

And they were not able to withstand the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spake.

And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spoke.

They were quite unable, however, to resist the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke.

They weren't able to withstand the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spoke.

and they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit with which he was speaking;
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