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Acts 23

Acts 23:7

Paul before the Sanhedrin · Acts 23:1–11
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Translations

Modern
As soon as he had said this, a dispute broke out between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the assembly was divided.
Traditional
And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees: and the multitude was divided.
Literal
And on his saying this, a dissension arose between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the multitude was divided.
Latin
Et cum hæc dixisset, facta est dissensio inter pharisæos et sadducæos, et soluta est multitudo.

Original

Greek
English
As soon as he had said this, a dispute broke out between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the assembly was divided.

Notes

Acts 23:7–10

Paul's statement divided the Sanhedrin (23:6). The Pharisees supported Paul against the Sadducees. The disagreement was so intense that the commander rescued Paul and took him back to the fortress of Antonia.

Events

People

Pharisee: A strict Jewish sect known for legalism and hypocrisy Sadducee: A Jewish sect that denied the resurrection and spirits

Glossary

Ananias Book of the Acts of the Apostles Courts and Trials Paul the Apostle Sadducees

Topics

Court: Accused Spoke in his own Defense Diplomacy: Paul, in Arraying the Pharisees and Sadducees Against Each Other at his Trial Sadducees: Reject the Doctrine of the Resurrection Strife: Pharisees and Sadducees Strife: Pharisees and Sadducees, Concerning the General Resurrection Tact: Paul in Putting the Two Religious Factions of the Jews Against Each Other when he Was in Trouble The Sadducees: The Resurrection a Cause of Dispute Between Them and The