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King James Bible - Acts 6:12

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SEV Biblia, Chapter 6:12

Y conmovieron al pueblo, y a los ancianos, y a los escribas; y arremetiendo le arrebataron, y le trajeron al concilio.

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Clarke's Bible Commentary - Acts 6:12

Verse 12. And they] The Libertines, &c., mentioned before, stirred up the people-raised a mob against him, and, to assist and countenance the mob, got the elders and scribes to conduct it, who thus made themselves one with the basest of the people, whom they collected; and then, altogether, without law or form of justice, rushed on the good man, seized him, and brought him to a council who, though they sat in the seat of judgment, were ready for every evil work.

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John Gill's Bible Commentary

Ver. 12. And they stirred up the people , etc.] The common people, who were easily wrought upon, and soon incensed and provoked, when at any time it was suggested to them that the rituals and ceremonies of the law of Moses were treated with any neglect or contempt; (see Acts 21:27,28). And the elders and the Scribes ; who belonged to the sanhedrim, to whom they reported these things, as persons, under whose cognizance they properly came: and came upon him ; at an unawares, and in an hostile way: and caught him ; seized him with violence: and brought him to the council ; the great sanhedrim, then sitting at Jerusalem, to whom it belonged to judge of blasphemy.

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Matthew Henry Commentary

Verses 8-15 - When they could not answer Stephen's arguments as a disputant, the prosecuted him as a criminal, and brought false witnesses against him And it is next to a miracle of providence, that no greater number of religious persons have been murdered in the world, by the way of perjury and pretence of law, when so many thousands hate them, who make no conscience of false oaths. Wisdom and holiness make a man's face to shine, yet will not secure men from being treated badly. What shall we say of man, a rational being, yet attempting to uphold a religiou system by false witness and murder! And this has been done i numberless instances. But the blame rests not so much upon the understanding, as upon the heart of a fallen creature, which i deceitful above all things and desperately wicked. Yet the servant of the Lord, possessing a clear conscience, cheerful hope, and Divin consolations, may smile in the midst of danger and death __________________________________________________________________

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Greek Textus Receptus

συνεκινησαν 4787 5656 V-AAI-3P τε 5037 PRT τον 3588 T-ASM λαον 2992 N-ASM και 2532 CONJ τους 3588 T-APM πρεσβυτερους 4245 A-APM και 2532 CONJ τους 3588 T-APM γραμματεις 1122 N-APM και 2532 CONJ επισταντες 2186 5631 V-2AAP-NPM συνηρπασαν 4884 5656 V-AAI-3P αυτον 846 P-ASM και 2532 CONJ ηγαγον 71 5627 V-2AAI-3P εις 1519 PREP το 3588 T-ASN συνεδριον 4892 N-ASN

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Vincent's NT Word Studies

12. They stirred up the people (sunekinhsan ton laon). The verb occurs only here in the New Testament. It implies to stir up as a mass, to move them together (sun). This is the first record of the hostility of the people toward the disciples. See ch. ii. 47.

Caught (sunhrpasan). Used by Luke only. Better as Rev., seized. See on Luke viii. 29.

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Robertson's NT Word Studies

6:12 {They stirred up the people} (sunekinesan ton laon). They shook the people together like an earthquake. First aorist active indicative of sunkinew, to throw into commotion. Old verb, but here only in the N.T. The elders and the scribes (Pharisees) are reached, but no word about the Sadducees. this is the first record of the hostility of the masses against the disciples (Vincent). {Came upon him} (epistantes). Second aorist (ingressive) active participle of efistemi. Rushed at him. {Seized} (sunerpasan). Effective aorist active of sunarpazw as if they caught him after pursuit.