Acts 6:13
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And they set up false witnesses, who said: This man ceaseth not to speak words against the holy place and the law.

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

Psalm 27:12 Deliver me not over to the will of them that trouble me; for unjust witnesses have risen up against me; and iniquity hath lied to itself.

Psalm 35:11 Unjust witnesses rising up have asked me things I knew not.

Psalm 56:5 All the day long they detested my words: all their thoughts were against me unto evil.

Context
The Arrest of Stephen
12And they stirred up the people and the ancients and the scribes. And running together, they took him and brought him to the council. 13And they set up false witnesses, who said: This man ceaseth not to speak words against the holy place and the law. 14For we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place and shall change the traditions which Moses delivered unto us.…
Cross References
Hosea 7:4
They are all adulterers, like an oven heated by the baker: the city rested a little from the mingling of the leaven, till the whole was leavened.

Matthew 24:15
When therefore you shall see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place: he that readeth let him understand.

Matthew 26:59
And the chief priests and the whole council sought false witness against Jesus, that they might put him to death.

Acts 7:58
And casting him forth without the city. they stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man, whose name was Saul.

Acts 21:28
Men of Israel, help: This is the man that teacheth all men every where against the people and the law and this place; and moreover hath brought in Gentiles into the temple and hath violated this holy place.

Acts 25:8
Paul making answer for himself: Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar, have I offended in any thing.

Lexicon
They presented
Ἔστησάν (Estēsan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2476: A prolonged form of a primary stao stah'-o; to stand, used in various applications.

FALSE
ψευδεῖς (pseudeis)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 5571: False, deceitful, lying, untrue. From pseudomai; untrue, i.e. Erroneous, deceitful, wicked.

witnesses
μάρτυρας (martyras)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3144: A witness (judicially) or figuratively (genitive case); by analogy, a 'martyr'.

[who] said,
λέγοντας (legontas)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.

“This
οὗτος (houtos)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3778: This; he, she, it.

man
ἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 444: A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.

never stops
παύεται (pauetai)
Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 3973: A primary verb; to stop, i.e. Restrain, quit, desist, come to an end.

speaking
λαλῶν (lalōn)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2980: A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words.

against
κατὰ (kata)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 2596: A primary particle; down, in varied relations (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined).

this
τούτου (toutou)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3778: This; he, she, it.

holy
ἁγίου (hagiou)
Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 40: Set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred. From hagos; sacred.

place
τόπου (topou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 5117: Apparently a primary word; a spot, i.e. Location; figuratively, condition, opportunity; specially, a scabbard.

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

[against] the
τοῦ (tou)
Article - Genitive Masculine 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.

Law.
νόμου (nomou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3551: From a primary nemo; law, genitive case, specially, (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively.


Additional Translations
They presented false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law.

And they set false witnesses, saying, "This man does not stop speaking words against this holy place and the Law.

And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceases not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:

and set up false witnesses, who said, This man ceaseth not to speak words against this holy place, and the law:

And they set false witnesses, saying, This man does not cease speaking words against the holy place and the law;

and set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak words against this holy place, and the law:

And set up false witnesses, who said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:

Here they brought forward false witnesses who declared, "This fellow is incessantly speaking against the Holy Place and the Law.

and set up false witnesses who said, "This man never stops speaking blasphemous words against this holy place and the law.

they set up also false witnesses, saying, 'This one doth not cease to speak evil sayings against this holy place and the law,
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