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

Acts 4:1 And as they were speaking to the people the priests and the officer of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them,

Matthew 22:23 That day there came to him the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection; and asked him,

Mark 12:18 And there came to him the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection. And they asked him, saying:

Luke 20:27 And there came to him some of the Sadducees, who deny that there is any resurrection: and they asked him,

Context
Paul Before the Sanhedrin
7And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees. And the multitude was divided. 8For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both. 9And there arose a great cry. And some of the Pharisees rising up, strove, saying: We find no evil in this man. What if a spirit hath spoken to him, or an angel?…
Cross References
Matthew 22:23
That day there came to him the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection; and asked him,

Mark 12:18
And there came to him the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection. And they asked him, saying:

Luke 20:27
And there came to him some of the Sadducees, who deny that there is any resurrection: and they asked him,

Acts 23:7
And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees. And the multitude was divided.

1 Corinthians 15:12
Now if Christ be preached, that he arose again from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?

Lexicon
For
γὰρ (gar)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.

[the] Sadducees
Σαδδουκαῖοι (Saddoukaioi)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 4523: Probably from Sadok; a Sadducaean, or follower of a certain heretical Israelite.

say
λέγουσιν (legousin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.

there is
εἶναι (einai)
Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

neither
μὴ (mē)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 3361: Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.

a resurrection,
ἀνάστασιν (anastasin)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 386: A rising again, resurrection. From anistemi; a standing up again, i.e. a resurrection from death (its author), or a recovery.

nor
μήτε (mēte)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 3383: Nor, neither, not even, neither�nor. From me and te; not too, i.e. neither or nor; also, not even.

angels,
ἄγγελον (angelon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 32: From aggello; a messenger; especially an 'angel'; by implication, a pastor.

nor
μήτε (mēte)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 3383: Nor, neither, not even, neither�nor. From me and te; not too, i.e. neither or nor; also, not even.

spirits,
πνεῦμα (pneuma)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 4151: Wind, breath, spirit.

but
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

[the] Pharisees
Φαρισαῖοι (Pharisaioi)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 5330: Of Hebrew origin; a separatist, i.e. Exclusively religious; a Pharisean, i.e. Jewish sectary.

acknowledge
ὁμολογοῦσιν (homologousin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 3670: From a compound of the base of homou and logos; to assent, i.e. Covenant, acknowledge.

them all.
ἀμφότερα (amphotera)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 297: Both (of two). Comparative of amphi; both.


Additional Translations
For the Sadducees say there is neither a resurrection, nor angels, nor spirits, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all.

For indeed Sadducees say there to be no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit; but Pharisees confess both.

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

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

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

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

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

For the Sadducees maintain that there is no resurrection, and neither angel nor spirit; but the Pharisees acknowledge the existence of both.

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

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