Acts 6:12 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

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,

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

They got everyone all worked up — the people, the religious leaders, the legal experts — and they all came after him. They grabbed him and dragged him in front of the council.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

When you're living right, sometimes everyone else gets pressed about it.

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