Acts 23:6

World English Bible (2000)

But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, "Men and brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. Concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead I am being judged!"

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  • Acts 24:15 : 15 having hope toward God, which these also themselves look for, that there will be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.
  • Acts 24:21 : 21 unless it is for this one thing that I cried standing among them, 'Concerning the resurrection of the dead I am being judged before you today!'"
  • Acts 26:5-8 : 5 having known me from the first, if they are willing to testify, that after the strictest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee. 6 Now I stand here to be judged for the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers, 7 which our twelve tribes, earnestly serving night and day, hope to attain. Concerning this hope I am accused by the Jews, King Agrippa! 8 Why is it judged incredible with you, if God does raise the dead?
  • Phil 3:5 : 5 circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; concerning the law, a Pharisee;
  • Acts 28:20 : 20 For this cause therefore I asked to see you and to speak with you. For because of the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain."
  • Matt 10:16 : 16 "Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
  • Matt 22:23 : 23 On that day Sadducees (those who say that there is no resurrection) came to him. They asked him,
  • Acts 22:5 : 5 As also the high priest and all the council of the elders testify, from whom also I received letters to the brothers, and traveled to Damascus to bring them also who were there to Jerusalem in bonds to be punished.

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  • Acts 23:7-9
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    7 When he had said this, an argument arose between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the assembly was divided.

    8 For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit; but the Pharisees confess all of these.

    9 A great clamor arose, and some of the scribes of the Pharisees part stood up, and contended, saying, "We find no evil in this man. But if a spirit or angel has spoken to him, let's not fight against God!"

  • Acts 24:20-21
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    20 Or else let these men themselves say what injustice they found in me when I stood before the council,

    21 unless it is for this one thing that I cried standing among them, 'Concerning the resurrection of the dead I am being judged before you today!'"

  • Acts 26:2-10
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    2 "I think myself happy, King Agrippa, that I am to make my defense before you this day concerning all the things that I am accused by the Jews,

    3 especially because you are expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews. Therefore I beg you to hear me patiently.

    4 "Indeed, all the Jews know my way of life from my youth up, which was from the beginning among my own nation and at Jerusalem;

    5 having known me from the first, if they are willing to testify, that after the strictest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.

    6 Now I stand here to be judged for the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers,

    7 which our twelve tribes, earnestly serving night and day, hope to attain. Concerning this hope I am accused by the Jews, King Agrippa!

    8 Why is it judged incredible with you, if God does raise the dead?

    9 "I myself most certainly thought that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

    10 This I also did in Jerusalem. I both shut up many of the saints in prisons, having received authority from the chief priests, and when they were put to death I gave my vote against them.

  • Acts 22:1-4
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    1 "Brothers and fathers, listen to the defense which I now make to you."

    2 When they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, they were even more quiet. He said,

    3 "I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the strict tradition of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, even as you all are this day.

    4 I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.

  • Acts 24:14-15
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    14 But this I confess to you, that after the Way, which they call a sect, so I serve the God of our fathers, believing all things which are according to the law, and which are written in the prophets;

    15 having hope toward God, which these also themselves look for, that there will be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.

  • Acts 23:1
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    1 Paul, looking steadfastly at the council, said, "Brothers, I have lived before God in all good conscience until this day."

  • Phil 3:5-6
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    5 circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; concerning the law, a Pharisee;

    6 concerning zeal, persecuting the assembly; concerning the righteousness which is in the law, found blameless.

  • Acts 21:39
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    39 But Paul said, "I am a Jew, from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no insignificant city. I beg you, allow me to speak to the people."

  • Acts 23:4-5
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    4 Those who stood by said, "Do you malign God's high priest?"

    5 Paul said, "I didn't know, brothers, that he was high priest. For it is written, 'You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.'"

  • Acts 25:15
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    15 about whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, asking for a sentence against him.

  • Acts 28:17
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    17 It happened that after three days Paul called together those who were the leaders of the Jews. When they had come together, he said to them, "I, brothers, though I had done nothing against the people, or the customs of our fathers, still was delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans,

  • Acts 25:10-11
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    10 But Paul said, "I am standing before Caesar's judgment seat, where I ought to be tried. I have done no wrong to the Jews, as you also know very well.

    11 For if I have done wrong, and have committed anything worthy of death, I don't refuse to die; but if none of those things is true that they accuse me of, no one can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar!"

  • Acts 25:19-20
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    19 but had certain questions against him about their own religion, and about one Jesus, who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

    20 Being perplexed how to inquire concerning these things, I asked whether he was willing to go to Jerusalem and there be judged concerning these matters.

  • Acts 23:27-29
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    27 "This man was seized by the Jews, and was about to be killed by them, when I came with the soldiers and rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman.

    28 Desiring to know the cause why they accused him, I brought him down to their council.

    29 I found him to be accused about questions of their law, but not to be charged with anything worthy of death or of imprisonment.

  • Acts 22:8
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    8 I answered, 'Who are you, Lord?' He said to me, 'I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you persecute.'

  • Acts 24:10
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    10 When the governor had beckoned to him to speak, Paul answered, "Because I know that you have been a judge of this nation for many years, I cheerfully make my defense,

  • Acts 26:15
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    15 "I said, 'Who are you, Lord?' "He said, 'I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.

  • Acts 22:19
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    19 I said, 'Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue those who believed in you.

  • Acts 26:30
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    30 The king rose up with the governor, and Bernice, and those who sat with them.

  • Acts 25:8
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    8 while he said in his defense, "Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar, have I sinned at all."

  • Acts 26:12
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    12 "Whereupon as I traveled to Damascus with the authority and commission from the chief priests,

  • Acts 5:34
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    34 But one stood up in the council, a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, honored by all the people, and commanded to put the apostles out for a little while.

  • 2 Cor 11:22
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    22 Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they the seed of Abraham? So am I.

  • Acts 22:27-28
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    27 The commanding officer came and asked him, "Tell me, are you a Roman?" He said, "Yes."

    28 The commanding officer answered, "I bought my citizenship for a great price." Paul said, "But I was born a Roman."

  • Acts 26:23
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    23 how the Christ must suffer, and how, by the resurrection of the dead, he would be first to proclaim light both to these people and to the Gentiles."

  • Acts 28:19
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    19 But when the Jews spoke against it, I was constrained to appeal to Caesar, not that I had anything about which to accuse my nation.

  • Gal 1:14
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    14 I advanced in the Jews' religion beyond many of my own age among my countrymen, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers.

  • Acts 22:30
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    30 But on the next day, desiring to know the truth about why he was accused by the Jews, he freed him from the bonds, and commanded the chief priests and all the council to come together, and brought Paul down and set him before them.