Acts 23:7

When he had said this, an argument arose between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the crowd 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 when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, “Men and brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. Concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead I am being judged!”

8For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit; but the Pharisees confess all of these.

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Cross References

Psalms 55:9Confuse them, Lord, and confound their language, for I have seen violence and strife in the city.

John 7:40Many of the multitude therefore, when they heard these words, 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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