12 So they stirred up the people, elders, and scribes and confronted Stephen. They seized him and brought him before the Sanhedrin, 13 where they presented false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law. 14 For we have heard him say that Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”
Acts 6:12–14
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Acts 21:27–29
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Mark 14:56–58
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Luke 23:1–3
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Luke 23:9–11
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Acts 24:4–6
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Acts 5:27–29
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