KJV ORIGINAL
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.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
But when Paul realized that some of the council were Sadducees and others were Pharisees, he called out to the whole group: 'Brothers, I'm a Pharisee, born and raised in a Pharisee family. The real reason I'm on trial here is because I believe in the hope of resurrection from the dead.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Paul knew how to work the room — he turned his trial into a debate about resurrection.
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