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Acts 23

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acts.23.ac23Factions

τὸ ἓν μέρος ... τὸ δὲ ἕτερον

TRANSLATIONmoderate confidence

How did Paul identify the council’s two factions?

He recognized that one segment consisted of Sadducees and the other of Pharisees.

Why this default

The default chooses “one part was Sadducees and the other Pharisees” as the most direct rendering of τὸ ἓν μέρος ... τὸ δὲ ἕτερον; it preserves the core wording while leaving the alternatives’ added emphasis optional.

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Project defaultone part was Sadducees and the other Pharisees

Direct rendering

Alternativeone group were Sadducees and the other Pharisees

Idiomatic rendering

Alternativethe council was divided between Sadducees and Pharisees

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