Acts 23:7
And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees: and the multitude was divided.
Acts 23:7 in other translations
| BSB | As soon as he had said this, a dispute broke out between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the assembly was divided. |
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| WEB | When he had said this, an argument arose between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the crowd was divided. |
| ASV | And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and Sadducees; and the assembly was divided. |
| YLT | And he having spoken this, there came a dissension of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees, and the crowd was divided, |
| DARBY | And when he had spoken this, there was a tumult of the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the multitude was divided. |
| BBE | And when he had said this, there was an argument between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and a division in the meeting. |
| Webster | And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees: and the multitude was divided. |
What does Acts 23:7 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 23:6-9
6-9. when Paul perceived--from the discussion which plainly had by this time arisen between the parties. that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out--raising his voice above both parties. I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee--The true reading seems to be, "the son of Pharisees," that is, belonging to a family who from father to son had long been such. of the hope and resurrection of the…
Barnes' Notes
And the multitude. The council. Comp. Acts 14:4. The Pharisees embraced, as he desired and expected, his side of the question, and became his advocates, in opposition to the Saducees, who were arrayed against him.
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Acts 23:6-11
The Pharisees were correct in the faith of the Jewish church. The Sadducees were no friends to the Scripture or Divine revelation; they denied a future state; they had neither hope of eternal happiness, nor dread of eternal misery. When called in question for his being a Christian, Paul might truly say he was called in question for the hope of the resurrection of the dead. It was justifiable in him, by this…
Acts 23:7 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Acts 23:7
- Acts 14:4
But the multitude of the city was divided: and part held with the Jews, and part with the apostles.
- John 7:40-43
Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet. Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee? Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was? So there was a division among the people because of him.
- Matthew 10:34
Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.
- Psalms 55:9
Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
14:4; Ps 55:9; Mt 10:34; Joh 7:40-43
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Context
- Acts 23:6
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.
- Acts 23:7
And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees: and the multitude was divided.
- Acts 23:8
For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both.
Acts 23:7 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y como hubo dicho esto, fué hecha disensión entre los Fariseos y los Saduceos; y la multitud fué dividida. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et quand il eut dit cela, il s’éleva une dissension entre les pharisiens et les sadducéens; et la multitude fut partagée; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Als er aber dies gesagt hatte, entstand ein Zwiespalt unter den Pharisäern und Sadducäern, und die Menge teilte sich. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et cum hæc dixisset, facta est dissensio inter pharisæos et sadducæos, et soluta est multitudo. |