Acts 23:7 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

When he said this, a dissension began between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the assembly was divided.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

So when he had said this, an angry dispute arose between the Pharisees and the Sadducees; and the whole [crowded] assemblage was divided [into two factions].

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

These words aroused a dispute between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the assembly was divided.

Catholic Public Domain Version

And when he had said this, a dissension occurred between the Pharisees and the Sadducees. And the multitude was divided.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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

Acts 23:7 Cross References

Psalm 55:9

Confuse, O Lord, confound their speech, for I see violence and strife in the city.

Matthew 10:34

“Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace but a sword.

Acts 14:4

But the residents of the city were divided: some sided with the Jews, and some with the apostles.

Acts 23:6

When Paul noticed that some were Sadducees and others were Pharisees, he called out in the council, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. I am on trial concerning the hope of the resurrection of the dead.”

Acts 23:8

(The Sadducees say that there is no resurrection or angel or spirit, but the Pharisees acknowledge all three.)