Stephen is Arrested

6:8 Now Stephen, full of grace and power, was performing great wonders and miraculous signs28 among the people. 6:9 But some men from the Synagogue29 of the Freedmen (as it was called),30 both Cyrenians and Alexandrians, as well as some from Cilicia and the province of Asia,31 stood up and argued with Stephen. 6:10 Yet32 they were not able to resist33 the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke. 6:11 Then they secretly instigated34 some men to say, “We have heard this man35 speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God.” 6:12 They incited the people, the36 elders, and the experts in the law;37 then they approached Stephen,38 seized him, and brought him before the council.39 6:13 They brought forward false witnesses who said, “This man does not stop saying things against this holy place40 and the law.41 6:14 For we have heard him saying that Jesus the Nazarene will destroy this place and change the customs42 that Moses handed down to us.” 6:15 All43 who were sitting in the council44 looked intently at Stephen45 and saw his face was like the face of an angel.46