<p>6:14 <i>For we have heard him say, that this</i> <i>Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place</i>- The same word used in the accusation against the Lord that He intended to destroy the temple (Mt. 26:61). The Lord's trial was only recent history; it should have been apparent to those men that they were repeating exactly the same pattern of events and accusations against Stephen as they had done against Jesus of Nazareth. And surely they must have feared, albeit unspokenly, that likewise their best efforts to silence the strange power behind these men would also come to nothing. The accusation in a sense was true, because the same word is used by the Lord in the Olivet prophecy, speaking of how the Jerusalem temple was to be 'destroyed' AV &quot;thrown down&quot;; and the commander of the armies of judgment was the Lord Jesus, according to other teachings.</p><p><i>And shall change the customs which Moses delivered to us</i>- Paul was later accused of teaching Jews not to walk after the &quot;customs&quot; delivered to Moses (Acts 21:21 s.w.). Again, Paul was being led to fellowship with Stephen; just as we are brought to understand the feelings and positions of those whom we have hurt in previous years.</p>