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Acts 23:7

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And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees: and the multitude was divided.

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  1. Acts 23:5

    Then said Paul, I wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people.

  2. 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.

  3. Acts 23:8

    For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both.

  4. Acts 23:9

    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.

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