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For Sadducees say that there is not a resurrection, nor an angel, nor a spirit— but Pharisees confess all[a] three. And a great clamor took place. And having stood up, some of the scribes of the Pharisees’ part were battling, saying, “We are finding no evil in this man. And what if a spirit did speak to him, or an angel?”

The Romans Take Paul Away

10 And while a great dispute was taking place, the commander— having feared that Paul might be torn-to-pieces by them— ordered the troop[b], having gone down, to snatch him out of the midst of them and bring him to the barracks.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 23:8 Or, both, if ‘nor an angel nor a spirit’ is viewed as one thing.
  2. Acts 23:10 Or, squad, detachment.

(The Sadducees say that there is no resurrection,(A) and that there are neither angels nor spirits, but the Pharisees believe all these things.)

There was a great uproar, and some of the teachers of the law who were Pharisees(B) stood up and argued vigorously. “We find nothing wrong with this man,”(C) they said. “What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”(D) 10 The dispute became so violent that the commander was afraid Paul would be torn to pieces by them. He ordered the troops to go down and take him away from them by force and bring him into the barracks.(E)

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