Acts 23:7

And he having spoken this, there came a dissension of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees, and the crowd was divided,

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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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6and Paul having known that one part are Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, cried out in the Sanhedrin, “Men, brothers, I am a Pharisee—son of a Pharisee—concerning [the] hope and resurrection of [the] dead I am judged.”

8for Sadducees, indeed, say there is no resurrection, nor messenger, nor spirit, but Pharisees confess both.

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Cross References

Psalms 55:9Swallow up, O Lord, divide their tongue, || For I saw violence and strife in a city.

John 7:40Many, therefore, out of the multitude, having heard the 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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