Acts 6 verse 10

Acts 6:10

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

And they had no strength to stand against the wisdom and spirit by which he spoke. (IB)

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Pam’s translation: Holding contrary “truths,” their positions were absolutely destroyed by the wisdom of Stephen’s holy spirituality.

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NOTE:  The men “opposing” Stephen by definition hold “contrary” views, -----opposite views, adverse, not merely different, but inconsistent or repugnant. Inconsistent views are contrary, so that “one [view] infers the negation or destruction of the other [view]; or so that the truth of one [view] proves the other [view] to be false.”  The line in Acts 6:10, above, implies the people could not resist Stephen's divine logic. This implies the destruction of their previously held views. This destruction of the old and “rebirth” or re-creation of the new takes place in consciousness. The battle is fought and won in consciousness. Divine consciousness is always the victor.

Science relates to Mind, not matter. It rests on fixed Principle and not upon the judgment of false sensation. The addition of two sums in mathematics must always bring the same result. If both the major and minor propositions [the “premises”] are correct, the conclusion, if properly drawn, cannot be false. So in Christian Science there are no discords nor contradictions, because its logic is as harmonious as the reasoning of an accurately stated syllogism or of a properly computed sum in arithmetic. Truth is ever truthful, and can tolerate no error in premise or conclusion. SH 128:27-129:6.

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not 3756 ou, a primary word; the absolute negative [compare 3361] adverb; no or not:----cannot, not, none, nothing, nay, neither, un- (e.g. unworthy), without, yet but, when, special, never, no (man), long.

able 2480 ischyo, from 2479; to have (or exercise) force (lit. or fig.):----be able, can do, could, be good, might, prevail, be of strength, be whole, much work, avail.

2479 ischys, from a derivative of his (force; compare eschon a form of 2192); forcefulness (lit. or fig.):-----ability, power, strength, might, mightily.

to stand against 436 anthistemi, from 473 and 2476; to stand against, i.e. oppose:-----resist, withstand.

473 anti, a primary particle; opposite, i.e. instead or because of (rarely in addition to). Often used in compounds to denote contrast, requital, substitution, correspondence, etc.:-----for , in the room of.

2476 histemi, a prolonged form of a primary stao (of the same meaning, and used for it in certain tenses); to stand (transitive and intransitive), used in various applications (lit. or fig.):-----continue, covenant, establish, hold up, abide, appoint, bring, present, set (up), stanch, stand (by, forth, still, up). Compare 5087.

oppose (1828 Dict. def.): 

1. To set against; to put in opposition, with a view to counterbalance or countervail, and thus to hinder, defeat, destroy or prevent effect; as, to oppose one argument with another.
2. To act against, to resist, either by physical means, by argument or other means. Several members of the house opposed the bill, but it passed.
3. To check, to resist effectually.
4. To place in front of; to set opposite.
5. To set against, as a competitor.

opposition (ibid.): 

1. Contrariety of interests, measures or designs. The two parties are in opposition to each other.
2. Contrariety; repugnance in principle; as the opposition of the heart to the laws of God.
3. Contrariety or diversity of meaning; as one term used in opposition to another.
4. Contradiction; inconsistency.
5. Resistance; as, the opposition of enemies.
6. Obstacle. The river meets with no opposition in its course to the ocean.
7. The act of opposing; attempt to check, restrain or defeat. Will any opposition be made to the suit, the claim, the demand?

contrariety (ibid.): 

1. Opposition in fact, essence, quality or principle; repugnance.
2. Inconsistency; quality or position destructive of its opposite.

contradict (ibid.): [L. contradico, contra + dico, speak]

1. To oppose by words; to assert the contrary to what has been asserted, or to deny what has been affirmed. The jews spoke against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming. Acts xiii.
2. To oppose; to be directly contrary to. No truth can contradict another truth.

contradiction (ibid.):

1. Direct opposition or repugnancy; inconsistency with itself; incongruity or contrariety of things, words, thoughts or propositions. If we perceive truth, we thereby perceive whatever is false in contradiction to it. Grew.

repugnancy (ibid.): [L. repugnantia, from repugno, re + pugno, fight]

1. Opposition of mind; reluctance; unwillingness.
2. Opposition or struggle of passions; resistance.
3. Opposition of principles or qualities; inconsistency; contrariety.

repugnant (ibid.):

1. Opposite; contrary; inconsistent; properly followed by to. Every sin is repugnant to the will of God. Every thing morally wrong is repugnant both to the honor, as well as to the interest of the offender.
2. Disobedient; not obsequious.

inconsistent (ibid.):[L. inconsisto, in (without) + con (with) + sisto (stand)]

1. Not consistent; contrary, so that one infers the negation or destruction of the other; or so that the truth of one proves the other to be false. Two covenants, one that a man shall have an estate in fee, and the other that he shall hold it for years, are inconsistent.

contrary (ibid.): [L. contrarius, contra, against]

1. Opposite; adverse; moving against or in an opposite direction; as contrary winds.
2. Opposite; contradictory; not merely different, but inconsistent or repugnant. The flesh lusteth against the spirit, and the spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary, the one to the other. Gal. v. 

wisdom 4678 sophia, from 4680; wisdom (higher or lower, worldly or spiritual):----wisdom.

4680 sophos, akin to saphes (clear); wise (in a most general application). Compare 5429.

5429 phronimos, from 5426; thoughtful, i.e. sagacious or discreet (implying a cautious character; while 4680 denotes practical skills or acumen; and 4908 indicates rather intelligence or mental acquirement); in a bad sense conceited (also in the comparative):------wise, wiser.

5426 phroneo, from 5424; to exercise the mind, i.e. entertain or have a sentiment or opinion; by implication to be (mentally) disposed (more or less earnestly in a certain direction); intensively to interest oneself in (with concern or obedience):-----set the affection on; (+ be of one, be of the same, let this) mind, be like (minded), regard, savour, think.

5424 phren, probably from an obsolete phrao (to rein in or curb; compare 5420); the midriff (as a partition of the body), i.e. (figuratively and by implication sympathy) the feelings (or sensitive nature; by extension [also in the plural] the mind or cognitive faculties):------understanding.

sagacious (ibid.): [L. sagax, from sagus, wise, foreseeing; saga, a wise woman; sagio, to perceive readily; Fr. sage, sagesse; Sp. saga, sagaz; It. saggio. The latter signifies wise, predunt, sage, and an essay, which unites this word with seek, and L. sequor, to follow.]

1. Quick of scent; as a sagacious hound; strictly perhaps, following by the scent, which sense is connected with L. sequor; with of; as, sagacious of his quarry.
2. Quick of thought; acute in discernment or penetration; as a sagacious head; a sagacious mind. I would give more for the criticisms of one sagacious enemy, than for those of a score of admirers. Locke.

sagacity (ibid.)

1. Quickness or acuteness of scent; applied to animals.
2. Quickness or acuteness of discernment or penetration; readiness of apprehension; the faculty of readily discerning and distinguishing ideas, and of separating truth from falsehood. Sagacity finds out the intermediate ideas, to discover what connection there is in each link of the chain. Locke.

thoughtful (ibid.): 

1. Full of thought; contemplative; employed in meditation; as, a man of thoughtful mind.
2. Attentive; careful; having the mind directed to an object.
3. Promoting serious thought; favorable to musing or meditation.
4. Anxious; solicitous.

thoughtfulness (ibid.)

1. Deep meditation.
2. Serious attention to spiritual concerns.
3. Anxiety; solicitude.

spirit 4151 pneuma, from 4154; a current of air, i.e. breath (blast) or a breeze; by analogy or figuratively a spirit, i.e. (human) the rational soul, (by implication) vital principle, mental disposition, etc., or (superhuman) an angel, daemon, or (divine) God, Christ’s spirit, the Holy Spirit:-----spirit, spiritual, spiritually, mind, life, ghost. Compare 5590.

4154 pneo, a primary word; to breathe hard, i.e. breeze:-----blow. Compare 5594.

with which 3739 

spoke 2980 laleo, a prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. utter words:-----preach, tell, talk, say, speak (after).

preach (ibid.):

1. To proclaim; to publish in religious discourses. What ye hear in the ear, that preach ye on the house-top. Matt. x.
2. To inculcate in public discourses. I have preached righteousness in the great congregation.  Ps. xi.

inculcate (ibid.): [L. inculo, to drive or force on; in + culco, to tread, the heel.]

1. To impress by frequent admonitions; to teach and enforce by frequent repetitions; to urge the mind. Our Savior inculcates on his followers humility and forgiveness of injuries.