Acts 23:9 meaning and explanation

A great clamor arose, and some scribes from the party of the Pharisees got up and contended sharply, “We find nothing wrong with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”

Acts 23:9, Berean Standard Bible

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Paul has been brought before the Sanhedrin, the Jewish ruling council, and has just declared that he is on trial because of his hope in the resurrection of the dead. This splits the assembly, since the Sadducees deny resurrection, angels and spirits while the Pharisees accept them.

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