Acts 23:6

Full Chapter

September 17, 2025

KJV

But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men [and] brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.

BSB

Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees and 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.”

WEB

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!”

YLT

and Paul having known that the one part are Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, cried out in the sanhedrim, ‘Men, brethren, I am a Pharisee—son of a Pharisee—concerning hope and rising again of dead men I am judged.’

F.O.G Original

(6) Now knowing that one group were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, Paul cried out in the Sanhedrin courtroom, “Men! Brothers! I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees and I’m on trial concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead!”

F.O.G

F.O.G MSG

⁶Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadduceesᵈ and the others Pharisees,ᵉ called out in the Sanhedrin, “My brothers, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee. I stand on trial because of my hope in the resurrection of the dead!”

Footnotes:

⁶ᵈ Sadducees: A Jewish religious party that rejected the supernatural, including resurrection, angels, and spirits. They were typically wealthy aristocrats who controlled the temple.
⁶ᵉ Pharisees: A Jewish religious party that believed in the resurrection, angels, spirits, and strict observance of both written and oral Torah.