Acts 23:7

When he said this, an argument began between the Pharisees and 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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6When Paul saw that the one part of the council were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he spoke loudly in the council, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. It is because I have the certain hope of the resurrection of the dead that I am being judged.”

8For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, no angels, and no spirits, but the Pharisees acknowledge all of them.

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Cross References

Psalms 55:9Devour them, Lord, confuse their language! 1 For I have seen violence and strife in the city. 1

John 7:40Some of the crowd, when they heard these words, said, “This is indeed 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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