Acts 23:6

“And Paul, knowing that one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, cried out in the council, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. Concerning the hope and the resurrection of the dead I am being judged.””

Acts 23:6 · direct translation from the Greek
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Acts 23:6, word by word

PaulΠαῦλοςPaulos

Paul

Paul: the Roman name of the apostle Saul; also Sergius Paulus, proconsul of Cyprus.

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knowingΓνοὺςGnous

find out

To find out something, to realize.

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oneἓνhen

one

The quantity one, or a single one within a group.

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partμέροςmeros

part

A piece of a whole, or what falls to each one.

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wereἐστὶνestin

be

To be: says who or what something is.

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SadduceesΣαδδουκαίωνSaddoukaiōn

Sadducee

Sadducee: a member of a Jewish party of the priestly families, who did not believe in the resurrection of the dead.

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the otherἕτερονheteron

other, another

Other, another, different.

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PhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōn

Pharisee

Pharisee: a member of a Jewish group that kept the law of Moses and the traditions of its teachers strictly.

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cried outἔκραζενekrazen

cry out

Shout, cry out.

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the councilσυνεδρίῳsynedriōi

council

The great Jewish court in Jerusalem.

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“BrothersἌνδρεςAndres

man

An adult male, as distinct from a woman or a child.

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“Brothersἀδελφοίadelphoi

fellow countryman

A neighbor, someone of the same people.

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a sonυἱὸςhuios

descendant

A descendant: "son of David".

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the hopeἐλπίδοςelpidos

hope

Hope: confidence in what God will do.

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the resurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōs

resurrection

Coming back to life after death.

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of the deadνεκρῶνnekrōn

dead

Someone who no longer has life, whose body has no breath left.

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am being judgedκρίνομαιkrinomai

judge

To hear a case and give sentence, as God will do with the world.

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The context

5And Paul said, “I did not know, brothers, that he was the high priest; for it is written, ‘You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.’”

6 · This verse (above)

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

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  1. 1. What it says

    What does the Lord say to Paul the night after his appearance before the council? (v. 11)

  2. 2. What it means

    Paul's nephew learns of a plot and reports it. What does the commander do with that information? (vv. 12-24)

  3. 3. How I live it

    Paul was encouraged at a moment of great tension (v. 11). Who encouraged you when you needed it, and how can you do that for someone else?

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