Acts 6:11

Then they suborned men, who said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God.

'SUBORNED'-5260. hupoballo hoop-ob-al'-lo; from 5259 and 906; to throw in stealthily, i.e. introduce by collusion: -suborn.

-'to bring men under one's control by suggestion or by money.' (Robertson p. 76) 'By some means or other, black mail or bribery, they induced them to lie in court about what Stephen had actually said.' (Reese p. 261)

-False witnesses were also found to testify against Jesus (Matthew 26:59).

Point to Note:

Carefully note that the enemies of the Church really had to "stretch" and resort to false accusations to accuse the early Christians of something. They couldn't find fault with the personal or private life of Stephen.

'BLASPHEMOUS WORDS AGAINST MOSES, AND AGAINST GOD'-probably this accusation is expanded upon in Acts 6:13-14. Reese notes, 'It must be remembered that at this time the whole Jewish people were in. state of ill-suppressed frenzy because of the Roman domination--and they were sensitively jealous for the honor of the Mosaic institutions. The Law was about all they had left of their former glory.' (p. 261)