Acts 23:7

And when he had said this, there was an argument between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and a division in the meeting.

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And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees: and the multitude was divided.

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6But when Paul saw that half of them were Sadducees and the rest Pharisees, he said in the Sanhedrin, Brothers, I am a Pharisee, and the son of Pharisees: I am here to be judged on the question of the hope of the coming back from the dead.

8For the Sadducees say that there is no coming back from the dead, and no angels or spirits: but the Pharisees have belief in all these.

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Cross References

Psalms 55:9\55:8\I would quickly take cover from the driving storm and from the violent wind.

John 7:40When these words came to their ears, some of the people said, This is certainly the prophet.

Matthew Henry on Acts 23:7-12

Paul's Second Defence. 6 But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question. 7 And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees: and the multitude was divided. 8 For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both. 9 And there arose a… Read the whole commentary →

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