Acts

Acts 23:6–9

6Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees and the others Pharisees, called out in the Sanhedrin, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee. It is because of my hope in the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial.”

7As soon as he had said this, a dispute broke out between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the assembly was divided. 8For the Sadducees say that there is neither a resurrection nor angels nor spirits, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all.

9A great clamor arose, and some scribes from the party of the Pharisees got up and contended sharply, “We find nothing wrong with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”

Read all of Acts 23

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

Acts 23:6

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
ThenδὲdeConjunctionG1161 but, on the other hand, and
PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG3972 Paul
knowingΓνοὺςGnousVerb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularG1097 I come to know, learn, realize
thatὅτιhotiConjunctionG3754 that, since, because
some of themμέροςmerosNoun - Nominative Neuter SingularG3313 a part, portion
wereἐστὶνestinVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG1510 I am, exist
SadduceesΣαδδουκαίωνSaddoukaiōnNoun - Genitive Masculine PluralG4523 a Sadducee
andδὲdeConjunctionG1161 but, on the other hand, and
theτὸtoArticle - Nominative Neuter SingularG3588 the
othersἕτερονheteronAdjective - Nominative Neuter SingularG2087 another, different
PhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnNoun - Genitive Masculine PluralG5330 a Pharisee
called outἔκραζενekrazenVerb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG2896 I cry aloud, shriek
inἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
theτῷtōArticle - Dative Neuter SingularG3588 the
SanhedrinσυνεδρίῳsynedriōNoun - Dative Neuter SingularG4892 a council, the Sanhedrin
BrothersἀδελφοίadelphoiNoun - Vocative Masculine PluralG80 a brother
IἐγὼegōPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person SingularG1473 I
amεἰμιeimiVerb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularG1510 I am, exist
a PhariseeΦαρισαῖόςPharisaiosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG5330 a Pharisee
sonυἱὸςhuiosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG5207 a son, descendent
of a PhariseeΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnNoun - Genitive Masculine PluralG5330 a Pharisee
because ofπερὶperiPrepositionG4012 about, concerning, around
hopeἐλπίδοςelpidosNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularG1680 hope, expectation
in the resurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularG386 a rising again, resurrection
ofνεκρῶνnekrōnAdjective - Genitive Masculine PluralG3498 dead, a corpse
IἐγὼegōPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person SingularG1473 I
am on trialκρίνομαιkrinomaiVerb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person SingularG2919 I judge, decide, think good

Acts 23:7

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
As soon asΤοῦτοToutoDemonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter SingularG3778 this, he, she, it
heαὐτοῦautouPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularG846 he, she, it, they, them, same
had saidλαλοῦντοςlalountosVerb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine SingularG2980 I speak, say
a disputeστάσιςstasisNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularG4714 standing, place, dissension
broke outἐγένετοegenetoVerb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularG1096 I come into being, am born
between theτῶνtōnArticle - Genitive Masculine PluralG3588 the
PhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnNoun - Genitive Masculine PluralG5330 a Pharisee
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
SadduceesΣαδδουκαίωνSaddoukaiōnNoun - Genitive Masculine PluralG4523 a Sadducee
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
theτὸtoArticle - Nominative Neuter SingularG3588 the
assemblyπλῆθοςplēthosNoun - Nominative Neuter SingularG4128 a multitude
was dividedἐσχίσθηeschisthēVerb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularG4977 I rend, divide asunder

Acts 23:8

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
ForγὰρgarConjunctionG1063 for
SadduceesΣαδδουκαῖοιSaddoukaioiNoun - Nominative Masculine PluralG4523 a Sadducee
sayλέγουσινlegousinVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralG3004 I say, speak
there isεἶναιeinaiVerb - Present Infinitive ActiveG1510 I am, exist
neitherμὴmēAdverbG3361 not, lest
a resurrectionἀνάστασινanastasinNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG386 a rising again, resurrection
norμήτεmēteConjunctionG3383 nor, neither, not even
angelsἄγγελονangelonNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG32 an angel, messenger
norμήτεmēteConjunctionG3383 nor, neither, not even
spiritsπνεῦμαpneumaNoun - Accusative Neuter SingularG4151 wind, breath, spirit
butδὲdeConjunctionG1161 but, on the other hand, and
PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiNoun - Nominative Masculine PluralG5330 a Pharisee
acknowledgeὁμολογοῦσινhomologousinVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralG3670 I confess, profess, acknowledge, praise
them allἀμφότεραamphoteraAdjective - Accusative Neuter PluralG297 both of two

Acts 23:9

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
A greatμεγάληmegalēAdjective - Nominative Feminine SingularG3173 large, great
clamorκραυγὴkraugēNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularG2906 a shout, clamor, outcry
aroseἘγένετοEgenetoVerb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularG1096 I come into being, am born
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
someτινὲςtinesInterrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine PluralG5100 any one, some one
scribesγραμματέωνgrammateōnNoun - Genitive Masculine PluralG1122 a scribe, town-clerk, man of learning
from theτοῦtouArticle - Genitive Neuter SingularG3588 the
partyμέρουςmerousNoun - Genitive Neuter SingularG3313 a part, portion
of theτῶνtōnArticle - Genitive Masculine PluralG3588 the
PhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnNoun - Genitive Masculine PluralG5330 a Pharisee
got upἀναστάντεςanastantesVerb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralG450 I raise up, set up, rise from
contended sharplyδιεμάχοντοdiemachontoVerb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person PluralG1264 I strive greatly, contend fiercely
We findεὑρίσκομενheuriskomenVerb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralG2147 I find
nothingΟὐδὲνOudenAdjective - Accusative Neuter SingularG3762 no one, none, nothing
wrongκακὸνkakonAdjective - Accusative Neuter SingularG2556 bad, evil
withἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
thisτούτῳtoutōDemonstrative Pronoun - Dative Masculine SingularG3778 this, he, she, it
manἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōNoun - Dative Masculine SingularG444 a man, one of the human race
What ifεἰeiConjunctionG1487 if
a spiritπνεῦμαpneumaNoun - Nominative Neuter SingularG4151 wind, breath, spirit
orἢēConjunctionG2228 or, than
an angelἄγγελοςangelosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG32 an angel, messenger
has spokenἐλάλησενelalēsenVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG2980 I speak, say
to himαὐτῷautōPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularG846 he, she, it, they, them, same

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Acts 23:6 Acts 24:15 · Acts 24:21 · Acts 26:5–8 · Philippians 3:5 · Acts 28:20 · Matthew 22:23

Acts 23:7 Psalm 55:9 · John 7:40–43 · Matthew 10:34 · Acts 14:4

Acts 23:8 Luke 20:27 · Matthew 22:23 · Mark 12:18

Acts 23:9 Acts 22:7 · Acts 22:17–18 · John 12:29 · Acts 26:31 · Acts 23:29 · Mark 2:16 · Acts 25:25 · Proverbs 16:7

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.