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Stephen's appearance before the Sanhedrin
Stephen's appearance before the Sanhedrin (Acts 6.12-15), around AD 34-35, is instigated by Hellenistic opponents from the Synagogue of the Freedmen. Unable to refute his wisdom, they resort to false witnesses. The accusations concern the Temple and the Law, recalling Jesus' trial. Luke thus draws a deliberate parallel between the Master and his disciple.
Acts 6.9-12 (King James Version) :Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen.And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake.Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God.And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the council,King James Version (1769), domaine public — texte : eBible.org