Acts 23:7
“And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees: and the multitude was divided.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And when he had so said,.... He stopped and made a pause:
and there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
A dissension - A dispute, or difference. And the multitude - The council. Compare Act 14:4. The Pharisees embraced, as…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
And the multitude was divided - St. Paul, perceiving the assembly to consist of Sadducees and Pharisees, and finding he…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Acts 23:6-11
Many are the troubles of the righteous, but some way or other the Lord delivereth them out of them all. Paul owned he…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
and the multitude[Rev. Ver.assembly] was divided The verb in the original is that from which our English "schism" is…