Acts 23:9 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

⁹ Then a great clamor arose; and some of the scribes of the Pharisees' party stood up and contended, “We find nothing wrong in this man. What if a spirit or an angel spoke to him?”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁹ Then a great uproar ensued, and some of the scribes of the Pharisees' party stood up and thoroughly fought the case, [contending fiercely] and declaring, We find nothing evil or wrong in this man. But if a spirit or an angel [really] spoke to him–? Let us not fight against God!

American Standard Version (1901)

⁹ 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?

Common English Bible

⁹ Council members were shouting loudly. Some Pharisees who were legal experts stood up and insisted forcefully, “We find nothing wrong with this man! What if a spirit or angel has spoken to him?”

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁹ Then there occurred a great clamor. And some of the Pharisees, rising up, were fighting, saying: "We find nothing evil in this man. What if a spirit has spoken to him, or an angel?"

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁹ And there arose a great cry. And some of the Pharisees rising up, strove, saying: We find no evil in this man. What if a spirit hath spoken to him, or an angel?

Acts 23:9 Cross References

Proverbs 16:7

When a man's ways please the Lord, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

Jeremiah 26:16

Then the princes and all the people said to the priests and the prophets, “This man does not deserve the sentence of death, for he has spoken to us in the name of the Lord our God.”

Mark 2:16

And the scribes of the Pharisees, when they saw that he was eating with sinners and tax collectors, said to his disciples, “Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?”

Luke 23:22

A third time he said to them, “Why, what evil has he done? I have found in him no crime deserving death; I will therefore chastise him and release him.”

Luke 23:4

And Pilate said to the chief priests and the multitudes, “I find no crime in this man.”

Luke 5:30

And the Pharisees and their scribes murmured against his disciples, saying, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”

John 12:29

The crowd standing by heard it and said that it had thundered. Others said, “An angel has spoken to him.”

Acts 11:17

If then God gave the same gift to them as he gave to us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I could withstand God?”

Acts 22:6

“As I made my journey and drew near to Damascus, about noon a great light from heaven suddenly shone about me.

Acts 22:7

And I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?’

Acts 23:29

I found that he was accused about questions of their law, but charged with nothing deserving death or imprisonment.

Acts 23:8

For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit; but the Pharisees acknowledge them all.

Acts 25:25

But I found that he had done nothing deserving death; and as he himself appealed to the emperor, I decided to send him.

Acts 26:31

and when they had withdrawn, they said to one another, “This man is doing nothing to deserve death or imprisonment.”

Acts 27:23

For this very night there stood by me an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I worship,

Acts 5:39

but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them. You might even be found opposing God!”

Acts 9:4

And he fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?”

1 Corinthians 10:22

Shall we provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than he?

1 Samuel 12:5

And he said to them, “The Lord is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that you have not found anything in my hand.” And they said, “He is witness.”

1 Samuel 24:17

He said to David, “You are more righteous than I; for you have repaid me good, whereas I have repaid you evil.