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Stephen stands calmly in a teal tunic and cream mantle before the council as witnesses accuse him.
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Acts 6:13-15

A Face Like an Angel

Stephen and the Seven · Acts 6

Story guide: Stephen stands calmly in a teal tunic and cream mantle before the council as witnesses accuse him. False witnesses accuse Stephen of speaking against the holy place and the law.

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13They also set up false witnesses who said, “This man does not stop speaking against this holy place and the law,”

14For we heard him saying that this Jesus the Nazarene will destroy this place and will change the customs that Moses handed down to us.

15And all who were sitting in the council, fixing their eyes on him, saw his face like the face of an angel.

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