Acts 23:7

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When he said this, a dispute broke out between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the assembly was divided.

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  • Ps 55:9 : 9 I would hurry to a place of refuge, away from the stormy wind and tempest.
  • Matt 10:34 : 34 Do not think that I came to bring peace to the earth; I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.
  • John 7:40-43 : 40 When some in the crowd heard these words, they said, 'Truly, this is the Prophet.' 41 Others said, 'This is the Messiah.' But some asked, 'Surely, the Messiah doesn’t come from Galilee, does He? 42 Doesn’t the Scripture say that the Messiah comes from David’s line and from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?'”}, { 43 So a division arose among the crowd because of Him.
  • Acts 14:4 : 4 The people of the city were divided; some sided with the Jews, while others supported the apostles.

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    6Aware that one group was Sadducees and the other Pharisees, Paul 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.'

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    1While they were speaking to the people, the priests, the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees came upon them.

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    18Some Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him and questioned him.

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    19Again, there was division among the Jews because of these words.

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