καὶ οὐκ ἴσχυον ἀντιστῆναι τῇ σοφίᾳ καὶ τῷ πνεύματι ᾧ ἐλάλει.

kai ouk iskhuon antistenai te sophia kai to pneumati o elalei.

et non poterant resistere sapientiae et Spiritui quo loquebatur

And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spoke.

And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spoke.

And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake.

And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake.

And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spoke.

And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spoke.

And they were not able to withstand the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spake.

And they were not able to withstand the wisdom and The Spirit who was speaking in him.

And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke.

And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit that spoke.

And they were not able to withstand the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spake.

But they could not withstand the wisdom and the Spirit with which he was speaking.

They couldn't argue with Stephen because he spoke with the wisdom that the Spirit had given him.

But they were unable to stand up against his wisdom and the Spirit by whom he was speaking.

But they could neither refute the wisdom nor withstand the Spirit by which he kept speaking.

Yet they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke.

But they were unable to cope with the wisdom and the Spirit with which he was speaking.

But they could not stand up against the wisdom the Spirit gave him as he spoke.

None of them could stand against the wisdom and the Spirit with which Stephen spoke.

And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spoke.

They were quite unable, however, to resist the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke.

They weren't able to withstand the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spoke.

But the Holy Spirit helped Stephen to be very wise when he spoke. So these men could not say that he was wrong.

and they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit with which he was speaking;

Stephen spoke with wisdom and power given by the Holy Spirit. They were not able to say anything against what he said.

But they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spoke.

The Holy Spirit gave Stephen such wisdom in responding to their arguments that they were humiliated;

But none of them was able to stand against Stephen’s wisdom and spirit.

However, they were unable to refute him because of his wisdom and the Spirit who inspired his speech.

But they were unable to oppose the wisdom and the Spirit by whom he was speaking.

And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spoke.

But they were unable to stand up against his wisdom and the Spirit by whom he was speaking.

But they were not able to resist the intelligence and the wisdom and [the inspiration of] the Spirit with which and by Whom he spoke.

But the Spirit was helping him to speak with wisdom, and his words were so strong that they could not argue with him.

Stephen, brimming with God’s grace and energy, was doing wonderful things among the people, unmistakable signs that God was among them. But then some men from the meeting place whose membership was made up of freed slaves, Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and some others from Cilicia and Asia, went up against him trying to argue him down. But they were no match for his wisdom and spirit when he spoke.

But they were unable to stand up against the wisdom and the Spirit by whom he was speaking.

Yet they could not withstand the wisdom and the Spirit with which he was speaking.

But they could not withstand the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke.

But they could not resist the wisdom and the spirit with which he spoke.

But the Spirit gave Stephen such wisdom that when he spoke, they could not refute him.

And they might not withstand the wisdom and the spirit, that spake.

They could not, however, resist the wisdom and the spirit with which he spoke.

But they were no match for Stephen, who spoke with the great wisdom that the Spirit gave him.

But they could not withstand the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke.

Stephen, full of grace and spiritual power, continued to perform miracles and remarkable signs among the people. However, members of a Jewish synagogue known as the Libertines, together with some from the synagogues of Cyrene and Alexandria, as well as some men from Cilicia and Asia, tried debating with Stephen, but found themselves quite unable to stand up against either his practical wisdom or the spiritual force with which he spoke. In desperation they bribed men to allege, “We have heard this man making blasphemous statements against Moses and against God.” At the same time they worked upon the feelings of the people, the elders and the scribes. Then they suddenly confronted Stephen, seized him and marched him off before the Sanhedrin. There they brought forward false witnesses to say, “This man’s speeches are one long attack against this holy place and the Law. We have heard him say that Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs which Moses handed down to us.” All who sat there in the Sanhedrin looked intently at Stephen, and as they looked his face appeared to them like the face of an angel.

But they could not withstand the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke.

But they could not withstand the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke.

However, they couldn’t resist the wisdom the Spirit gave him as he spoke.

But they were not able to successfully withstand and cope with the wisdom and the intelligence [and the power and inspiration] of the Spirit by whom he was speaking.

But they could not withstand the wisdom and the Spirit with which he was speaking.

but they could not withstand the wisdom and the spirit with which he spoke.

But they were unable to cope with his wisdom and the Spirit by whom he was speaking.

But ·the Spirit was helping him to speak with wisdom, and his words were so strong that they could not argue with him [L they could not resist the wisdom and Spirit/spirit by which he spoke].

But they could not withstand the wisdom and the Ruach by whom he was speaking.

But they could not withstand the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke.

But he was too wise for them. That’s because the Holy Spirit gave Stephen wisdom whenever he spoke.

And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spake.

but they could not stand up against his wisdom or the Spirit by which he spoke.

But they could not say anything against his wise words and the Spirit by whom he spoke.

But they could not withstand the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke.

And they were not able to contradict the chochmah and the Ruach Hakodesh with which he was speaking.

They couldn’t argue with Stephen because he spoke with the wisdom that the Spirit had given him.

But they were not able to withstand the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spoke.

But the Spirit was helping him speak with wisdom. His words were so strong that these Jews could not argue with him.

But the Spirit was helping him to speak with wisdom. His words were so strong that they could not argue with him.

And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit with which he was speaking.

But they could not stand up against the wisdom the Spirit gave him as he spoke.

And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit with which he was speaking.