Party

Now in former times in Israel, concerning the redemption or exchange of property, to make any matter legally binding a man would remove his sandal and give it to the other party, and this was a confirmation in Israel.

Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be party to his death.

Then the high priest and all his associates, who belonged to the party of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy. They went out

But some believers from the party of the Pharisees stood up and declared, “The Gentiles must be circumcised and required to obey the law of Moses.”

A great clamor arose, and some scribes from the party of the Pharisees got up and contended sharply, “We find nothing wrong with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”

A mediator is unnecessary, however, for only one party; but God is one.