Acts 23:8
6 Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees and others Pharisees, called out in the Sanhedrin, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee. It is because of my hope in the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial.”
7 As soon as he had said this, a dispute broke out between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the assembly was divided.
For the Sadducees say that there is neither a resurrection, nor angels, nor spirits, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all.
9 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?”
10 The dispute grew so violent that the commander was afraid they would tear Paul to pieces. He ordered the soldiers to go down and remove him by force and bring him into the barracks.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- For the Sadducees say that there is neither a resurrection, nor angels, nor spirits, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all.
- KJV
- For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both.
- WEB
- For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit; but the Pharisees confess all of these.
- ASV
- For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit; but the Pharisees confess both.
- DARBY
- For Sadducees say there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit; but Pharisees confess both of them.
- BLB
- For indeed Sadducees say there is no resurrection nor angel nor spirit, but Pharisees confess both.
- ÅB
- For sadduseerne sier at det ikke er noen oppstandelse, heller ikke noen engel eller ånd; men fariseerne lærer begge deler.
- OTB
- (Saddukeerne sier at det ikke er noen oppstandelse, heller ikke engler eller ånder, men fariseerne anerkjenner dem alle.)
- B1930
- For sadduseerne sier at det ikke er nogen opstandelse, heller ikke nogen engel eller ånd; men fariseerne lærer begge deler.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 20:27
Then some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to question Him.
Read in contextMatthew 22:23
That same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him.
Read in contextMark 12:18
Then the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him:
Read in contextActs 4:1
While Peter and John were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to them,
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