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Andδὲwhen he saidαὐτοῦ λαλοῦντοςthis,τοῦτοthere aroseἐγένετοa dissensionστάσιςbetween the Phariseesτῶν ΦαρισαίωνandκαὶSadducees,Σαδδουκαίωνandκαὶthe multitudeτὸ πλῆθοςwas divided.ἐσχίσθη
Acts 23:7
Study it in the app“And when he said this, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the multitude was divided.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 23:7, word by word
- when he saidλαλοῦντοςlalountos
tell
To tell someone something, announce it.
Where else “lalountos” appears- there aroseἐγένετοegeneto
happen
For an event to occur, for something to take place in history.
Where else “egeneto” appears- a dissensionστάσιςstasis
dissension
Conflict between groups.
Where else “stasis” appears- between the PhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōn
Pharisee
Pharisee: a member of a Jewish group that kept the law of Moses and the traditions of its teachers strictly.
Where else “Pharisaiōn” appears- SadduceesΣαδδουκαίωνSaddoukaiōn
Sadducee
Sadducee: a member of a Jewish party of the priestly families, who did not believe in the resurrection of the dead.
Where else “Saddoukaiōn” appears- the multitudeπλῆθοςplēthos
crowd
Many persons gathered.
Where else “plēthos” appears- was dividedἐσχίσθηeschisthē
split
To split into groups.
Where else “eschisthē” appears
The context
6And 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.”
7 · This verse (above)
8For Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit, but Pharisees acknowledge both.
To study Acts 23 in a group
1. What it says
What does the Lord say to Paul the night after his appearance before the council? (v. 11)
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. 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?