Acts 23:7
When he said this, an argument began between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the assembly was divided.
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- Ps 55:9 : 9 Confuse them, O Lord! Frustrate their plans! For I see violence and conflict in the city.
- Matt 10:34 : 34 Not Peace, but a Sword“Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace but a sword!
- John 7:40-43 : 40 Differing Opinions About Jesus When they heard these words, some of the crowd began to say,“This really is the Prophet!” 41 Others said,“This is the Christ!” But still others said,“No, for the Christ doesn’t come from Galilee, does he? 42 Don’t the scriptures say that the Christ is a descendant of David and comes from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?” 43 So there was a division in the crowd because of Jesus.
- Acts 14:4 : 4 But the population of the city was divided; some sided with the Jews, and some with the apostles.
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20Or these men here should tell what crime they found me guilty of when I stood before the council,
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23At that time a great disturbance took place concerning the Way.
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15But when they had ordered them to go outside the council, they began to confer with one another,
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24Some were convinced by what he said, but others refused to believe.
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8They caused confusion among the crowd and the city officials who heard these things.
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