Acts 23:8

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

(For the Sadducees say there is no resurrection, or angel, or spirit, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all.)

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Referenced Verses

  • Matt 22:23 : 23 Marriage and the Resurrection The same day Sadducees(who say there is no resurrection) came to him and asked him,
  • Luke 20:27 : 27 Marriage and the Resurrection Now some Sadducees(who contend that there is no resurrection) came to him.
  • Mark 12:18 : 18 Marriage and the Resurrection Sadducees(who say there is no resurrection) also came to him and asked him,
  • Acts 4:1 : 1 The Arrest and Trial of Peter and John While Peter and John were speaking to the people, the priests and the commander of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to them,

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    6Then when Paul noticed that part of them were Sadducees and the others Pharisees, he shouted out in the council,“Brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. I am on trial concerning the hope of the resurrection of the dead!”

    7When he said this, an argument began between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the assembly was divided.

  • Mark 12:18
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    18Marriage and the Resurrection Sadducees(who say there is no resurrection) also came to him and asked him,

  • Matt 22:23
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    23Marriage and the Resurrection The same day Sadducees(who say there is no resurrection) came to him and asked him,

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

  • Luke 20:26-28
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    26Thus they were unable in the presence of the people to trap him with his own words. And stunned by his answer, they fell silent.

    27Marriage and the Resurrection Now some Sadducees(who contend that there is no resurrection) came to him.

    28They asked him,“Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies leaving a wife but no children, that man must marry the widow and father children for his brother.

  • Matt 22:33-34
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    33When the crowds heard this, they were amazed at his teaching.

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  • Matt 22:29-31
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    29Jesus answered them,“You are deceived, because you don’t know the scriptures or the power of God.

    30For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.

    31Now as for the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God,

  • Acts 4:1-2
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    1The Arrest and Trial of Peter and John While Peter and John were speaking to the people, the priests and the commander of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to them,

    2angry because they were teaching the people and announcing in Jesus the resurrection of the dead.

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    1The Demand for a Sign Now when the Pharisees and Sadducees came to test Jesus, they asked him to show them a sign from heaven.

  • Mark 12:24-26
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    24Jesus said to them,“Aren’t you deceived for this reason, because you don’t know the scriptures or the power of God?

    25For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.

    26Now as for the dead being raised, have you not read in the book of Moses, in the passage about the bush, how God said to him,‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’?

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    17Further Trouble for the Apostles Now the high priest rose up, and all those with him(that is, the religious party of the Sadducees), and they were filled with jealousy.

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    11How could you not understand that I was not speaking to you about bread? But beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees!”

    12Then they understood that he had not told them to be on guard against the yeast in bread, but against the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

  • Acts 24:14-15
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    14But I confess this to you, that I worship the God of our ancestors according to the Way(which they call a sect), believing everything that is according to the law and that is written in the prophets.

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    23and when they did not find his body, they came back and said they had seen a vision of angels, who said he was alive.

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    10They kept this statement to themselves, discussing what this rising from the dead meant.

  • Matt 9:34
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    34But the Pharisees said,“By the ruler of demons he casts out demons!”

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  • John 7:47-48
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    47Then the Pharisees answered,“You haven’t been deceived too, have you?

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  • Acts 17:32
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    32Now when they heard about the resurrection from the dead, some began to scoff, but others said,“We will hear you again about this.”

  • Luke 24:37
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    37But they were startled and terrified, thinking they saw a ghost.

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  • Luke 20:36
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    36In fact, they can no longer die, because they are equal to angels and are sons of God, since they are sons of the resurrection.

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  • Luke 24:5
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    5The women were terribly frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, but the men said to them,“Why do you look for the living among the dead?

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    30Then the rich man said,‘No, father Abraham, but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.’

  • Acts 24:21
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    21other than this one thing I shouted out while I stood before them:‘I am on trial before you today concerning the resurrection of the dead.’”

  • Mark 8:11
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    8“I tell you, whoever acknowledges me before men, the Son of Man will also acknowledge before God’s angels.

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