<p>6:10<i> They were not able to withstand</i>- A clear fulfilment of the Lord's prediction in the Olivet prophecy: &quot;I will give you the words and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to withstand or to contradict&quot; (Lk. 21:15). The preceding context of Lk. 21:12 is relevant to what had just happened to the disciples: &quot;They shall lay their hands on you and shall persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors for my name's sake&quot;. The Olivet prophecy of 'the last days' could therefore have come true in the first century- it didn't, because the preconditions for the Lord's return were not fulfilled, particularly with respect to Israel's repentance.</p><p><i>The wisdom and the Spirit by which he spoke</i>- This is one of a series of connections between the sufferings of Stephen and those of the Lord Jesus:</p><div align=center><table border=0 cellspacing=4 cellpadding=0>    <tbody>        <tr>            <td width=432 valign=top>            <p><b>The   Lord Jesus</b><br />            Acts 2:22<br />            Luke 4:22<br />            Mark 12:13<br />            Luke 20:20<br />            Matthew 26:59<br />            Matthew 26:61<br />            Matthew 26:65<br />            Mark 15:20<br />            Mark 14:62</p>            </td>            <td width=432 valign=top>            <p><b>Stephen</b><br />            Acts 6:8<br />            Acts 6:10<br />            Acts 6:11<br />            Acts 6:12<br />            Acts 6:13<br />            Acts 6:14<br />            Acts 6:11<br />            Acts 7:57,58<br />            Acts 7:56</p>            </td>        </tr>    </tbody></table></div>