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Acts 23:9

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

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

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.

10 And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle.

11 And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.

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BSB
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?”
KJV
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.
WEB
A great clamor arose, and some of the scribes of the Pharisees’ part stood up, and contended, saying, “We find no evil in this man. But if a spirit or angel has spoken to him, let’s not fight against God!”
ASV
And there arose a great clamor: and some of the scribes of the Pharisees part stood up, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: and what if a spirit hath spoken to him, or an angel?
DARBY
And there was a great clamour, and the scribes of the Pharisees' part rising up contended, saying, We find nothing evil in this man; and if a spirit has spoken to him, or an angel
BLB
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?”
ÅB
Nå ble det da et stort skrik, og noen skriftlærde av fariseernes flokk sto opp og stred skarpt og sa: Vi finner intet ondt hos dette menneske; om det nå var en ånd som talte til ham, eller en engel?
OTB
Det oppsto et stort oppstyr, og noen av de skriftlærde fra fariseernes parti reiste seg og argumenterte heftig, og sa: «Vi finner ikke noe galt hos denne mannen. Tenk om en ånd eller en engel har talt til ham?»
B1930
Nu blev det da et stort skrik, og nogen skriftlærde av fariseernes flokk stod op og stred skarpt og sa: Vi finner intet ondt hos dette menneske; om det nu var en ånd som talte til ham, eller en engel?

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  • Acts 22:7

    And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

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  • Acts 22:17–18

    And it came to pass, that, when I was come again to Jerusalem, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance;

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  • John 12:29

    The people therefore, that stood by, and heard it, said that it thundered: others said, An angel spake to him.

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  • Acts 25:25

    But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and that he himself hath appealed to Augustus, I have determined to send him.

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  • Proverbs 16:7

    When a man’s ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.

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  • Mark 2:16

    And when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eat with publicans and sinners, they said unto his disciples, How is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners?

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  • Acts 26:31

    And when they were gone aside, they talked between themselves, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds.

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  • Acts 23:29

    Whom I perceived to be accused of questions of their law, but to have nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.

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