Acts 23:9

Translations

Modern

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?”

Traditional

And there arose a great cry: and the scribes that were of the Pharisees’ part arose, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God.

Literal

Then a great clamor arose, and some of the scribes of the party of the Pharisees, having risen up, were contending, saying, “We find nothing evil in this man. And what if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”

Latin

Factus est autem clamor magnus. Et surgentes quidam pharisæorum, pugnabant, dicentes: Nihil mali invenimus in homine isto: quid si spiritus locutus est ei, aut angelus?

Original

Greek

English

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?”

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.

Theme notes and profiles

Paul (Saul) The Jewish High Council The Pharisees The Sadducees Dealing with Conflict Preaching to a Tough Crowd The Resurrection of Jesus

Events

Paul goes before the Councilc. AD 54

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People

Pharisee: A strict Jewish sect known for legalism and hypocrisy

Glossary

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

Topics

Angel (A Spirit): Functions of Medium of Revelation to Prophets Diplomacy: Paul, in Arraying the Pharisees and Sadducees Against Each Other at his Trial Immortality: General Scriptures Concerning Scribes: Modern were Frequently Pharisees 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 Pharisees: Many Rulers, Lawyers, and Scribes Were of The Sadducees: The Resurrection a Cause of Dispute Between Them and The

Acts 23:9

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