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Acts 6

1 witness of Christ here.

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For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered us. Acts 6:14

False witnesses twist Stephen's teaching about Jesus. Jesus had spoken of His body as the temple, and He did fulfill the law of Moses, but not in the way the accusers claim.

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How we know: the verse itself names Him · a Church study aid lists it

  • alludes to John 2:19-21 — "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up" (the temple of His body)
  • alludes to Mark 14:57-58 — the same false charge brought against Jesus at His trial