Acts 23:6-7

23:6 Then when Paul noticed ¹  that part of them were Sadducees ²  and the others Pharisees, ³  he shouted out in the council, ⁴  “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. I am on trial concerning the hope of the resurrection ⁵  of the dead!” 23:7 When he said this, ⁶  an argument ⁷  began ⁸  between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the assembly was divided.

Acts 15:5

15:5 But some from the religious party of the Pharisees ⁹  who had believed stood up and said, “It is necessary ¹⁰  to circumcise the Gentiles ¹¹  and to order them to observe ¹²  the law of Moses.”

Acts 23:9

23:9 There was a great commotion, ¹³  and some experts in the law ¹⁴  from the party of the Pharisees stood up ¹⁵  and protested strongly, ¹⁶  “We find nothing wrong ¹⁷  with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”

[23:6]  ¹ tn BDAG 200 s.v. γινώσκω 4 has “to be aware of someth., perceive, notice, realize”; this is further clarified by section 4.c: “w. ὅτι foll….Ac 23:6.”

[23:6]  ² sn See the note on Sadducees in 4:1.

[23:6]  ³ sn See the note on Pharisee in 5:34.

[23:6]  ⁴ tn Grk “the Sanhedrin” (the Sanhedrin was the highest legal, legislative, and judicial body among the Jews).

[23:6]  ⁵ tn That is, concerning the hope that the dead will be resurrected. Grk “concerning the hope and resurrection.” BDAG 320 s.v. ἐλπίς 1.b.α states, “Of Israel’s messianic hope Ac 23:6 (ἐ. καὶ ἀνάστασις for ἐ. τῆς ἀν. [obj. gen] as 2 Macc 3:29 ἐ. καὶ σωτηρία).” With an objective genitive construction, the resurrection of the dead would be the “object” of the hope.

[23:7]  ⁶ tn The participle εἰπόντος (eiponto") has been translated temporally.

[23:7]  ⁷ tn Or “a dispute” (BDAG 940 s.v. στάσις 3).

[23:7]  ⁸ tn Grk “there came about an argument.” This has been simplified to “an argument began”

[15:5]  ¹¹ sn See the note on Pharisee in 5:34.

[15:5]  ¹² sn The Greek word used here (δεῖ, dei) is a strong term that expresses divine necessity. The claim is that God commanded the circumcision of Gentiles.

[15:5]  ¹³ tn Grk “them”; the referent (the Gentiles) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[15:5]  ¹⁴ tn Or “keep.”

[23:9]  ¹⁶ tn Or “clamor” (cf. BDAG 565 s.v. κραυγή 1.a, which has “there arose a loud outcry” here, and Exod 12:30).

[23:9]  ¹⁷ tn Or “and some scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 4:5.

[23:9]  ¹⁸ tn Grk “standing up.” The participle ἀναστάντες (anastante") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[23:9]  ¹⁹ tn Grk “protested strongly, saying.” L&N 39.27 has “διαμάχομαι: to fight or contend with, involving severity and thoroughness – ‘to protest strongly, to contend with.’…‘some scribes from the party of the Pharisees protested strongly’ Ac 23:9.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant and has not been translated.

[23:9]  ²⁰ sn “We find nothing wrong with this man.” Here is another declaration of innocence. These leaders recognized the possibility that Paul might have the right to make his claim.