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


In Context

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.'|

6 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!|

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!|

10 When a great argument arose, the commanding officer, fearing that Paul would be torn in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among them, and bring him into the barracks.

Acts 23:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:8For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

23:8(The Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, and that there are neither angels nor spirits, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all.)

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

23:8For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

23:8For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit; but the Pharisees confess both.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:8For Sadducees say there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit; but Pharisees confess both of them.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

23:8For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:8For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

23:8for Sadducees, indeed, say there is no rising again, nor messenger, nor spirit, but Pharisees confess both.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:8For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both.