Acts 23:7

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

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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, perceiving one part to be Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, cried aloud in the council, Brethren! I am a Pharisee, the son of Pharisees; for the hope of the resurrection of the dead I am now tried.

8For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, and no angel or spirit; but the Pharisees affirm both.

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Cross References

Psalms 55:9Confound, O Lord! divide their counsels! For I behold violence and strife in the city.

John 7:40Some of the multitude therefore, when they heard these words, said, This is in truth the prophet. Others said, This is the Christ.

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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