Acts 23:7

And when he had spoken this, there was a tumult of the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the multitude was divided.

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

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

In Context

6But Paul, knowing that the one part [of them] were of the Sadducees and the other of the Pharisees, cried out in the council, Brethren, *I* am a Pharisee, son of Pharisees: *I* am judged concerning the hope and resurrection of [the] dead.

8For Sadducees say there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit; but Pharisees confess both of them.

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Cross References

Psalms 55:9Swallow [them] up, Lord; divide their tongue: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.

John 7:40[Some] out of the crowd therefore, having heard this word, said, This is truly 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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