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Acts 6:12

And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the council,

KJV

συνεκίνησάν τε τὸν λαὸν καὶ τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους καὶ τοὺς γραμματεῖς, καὶ ἐπιστάντες συνήρπασαν αὐτὸν καὶ ἤγαγον εἰς τὸ συνέδριον,

Greek NT

Commoverunt itaque plebem, et seniores, et scribas : et concurrentes rapuerunt eum, et adduxerunt in concilium,

Vulgate

And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and seized him, and brought him into the council,

ASV

And they stirred up the people and the ancients and the scribes. And running together, they took him and brought him to the council.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

13 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
γραμματεύς
grammateus
noun · 64×
εἰς
eis
preposition · 1769×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λαός
laos
noun · 144×
πρεσβύτερος
presbuteros
adjective · 67×
συγκινέω
sugkineo
verb · 1×
συνέδριον
sunedrion
noun · 22×
συναρπάζω
sunarpazo
verb · 4×
τέ
te
particle · 214×
ἄγω
ago
verb · 70×
ἐφίστημι
ephistemi
verb · 20×
o
article · 19778×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Acts 4:1 — And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them,
  • Acts 13:50 — But the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them out of their coasts.
  • Acts 14:2 — But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and made their minds evil affected against the brethren.
  • Acts 17:6 — And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also;
  • Acts 17:13 — But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was preached of Paul at Berea, they came thither also, and stirred up the people.
  • Matt 2:4 — And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.
  • Matt 26:57 — And they that had laid hold on Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.
  • Prov 15:18 — A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
  • Ruth 4:2 — And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit ye down here. And they sat down.