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Acts 23:8 Cross-References
Explore 4 cross-references for Acts 23:8 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Acts chapter 23 verse 8 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both.”
Acts 23:8 (KJV)
Commentary on Acts 23:8
For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit—Luke summarizes the rationalistic theology of the Sadducean party, who accepted only the Pentateuch and rejected oral tradition. Denying resurrection (ἀνάστασις, anastasis), angels (ἄγγελος, aggelos), and spirits (πνεῦμα, pneuma) represented materialistic worldview limiting reality to the physical realm. This made them theological liberals of their day.But the Pharisees confess both (ὁμολογέω, homologeo, to acknowledge/confess)—The Pharisees affirmed supernatural realities, oral law, and future resurrection. Paul st...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Acts 23:8
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“those who deny that there is a resurrection.”
“who say that there is no resurrection. They asked him”
“the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came to them”