Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen.
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Interpretation
When they could not answer Stephen's arguments as a disputant, they prosecuted him as a criminal, and brought false witnesses against him.
Glossary
- Alexandria Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Alexandria.
- Asia Place
- Biblical region. Modern identification: Asia.
- Cilicia Place
- Biblical region. Modern identification: Tarsus.
- Cyrene Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Cyrene.