The Jews who heard these words could not agree with one another.

犹太人为这些话又起了纷争。

犹太人为这些话又起了分裂。

犹太人为这些话又起了分裂。

犹太人因这番话又起了纷争。

犹太人因着这些话又起了纷争。

因这些话，犹太人中又产生了分裂。

猶太人為這些話又起了紛爭。

猶太人為這些話又起了分裂。

猶太人為這些話又起了分裂。

猶太人因這番話又起了紛爭。

猶太人因著這些話又起了紛爭。

為了這些話、猶太人中又起了分裂。

因這些話，猶太人中又產生了分裂。

猶太人緣此、復分黨、

猶太人聞此、爭論紛紛。

猶太人緣此言、復議論紛紛、

猶太人因是語又起紛爭、

The Jews who heard these words were again divided.

There was again a division among the Jews because of these words.

When he said these things, the people were again divided in their opinions about him.

Again the Jews were divided because of these words.

Dissension occurred again among the Jews because of these words.

Therefore there was a division again among the Jews because of these sayings.

There arose a division again among the Jews because of these words.

Again a division took place among the Jews because of these words.

There was a division therefore again among the Jews for these sayings.

Another sharp division took place among the Jewish people because of these words.

Therefore a division arose again among the Jews because of these words.

Some of the Pharisees said,“ Jesus has not come from God. He does not keep the Sabbath day.” But others asked,“ How can a sinner do such signs?” So the Pharisees did not agree with one another.

The people of the city did not agree with one another. Some were on the side of the Jews. Others were on the side of the apostles.

The people heard his words. Some of them said,“ This man must be the Prophet we’ve been expecting.”Others said,“ He is the Messiah.” Still others asked,“ How can the Messiah come from Galilee?Doesn’t Scripture say that the Messiah will come from the family line of David? Doesn’t it say that he will come from Bethlehem, the town where David lived?”So the people did not agree about who Jesus was.

First, here is what people are telling me. When you come together as a church, you take sides. And in some ways I believe it.

“ Do not think that I came to bring peace to the earth. I didn’t come to bring peace. I came to bring a sword.I have come to turn“‘ sons against their fathers. Daughters will refuse to obey their mothers. Daughters- in- law will be against their mothers- in- law.

Do you think I came to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you. I have come to separate people.From now on there will be five members in a family, each one against the other. There will be three against two and two against three.They will be separated. Father will turn against son and son against father. Mother will turn against daughter and daughter against mother. Mother- in- law will turn against daughter- in- law and daughter- in- law against mother- in- law.”

You are still following the ways of the world. Some of you are jealous. Some of you argue. So aren’t you following the ways of the world? Aren’t you acting like ordinary human beings?

When he said this, the Pharisees and the Sadducees started to argue. They began to take sides.The Sadducees say that people will not rise from the dead. They don’t believe there are angels or spirits either. But the Pharisees believe all these things.People were causing trouble and making a lot of noise. Some of the teachers of the law who were Pharisees stood up. They argued strongly.“ We find nothing wrong with this man,” they said.“ What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”The people arguing were getting out of control. The commanding officer was afraid that Paul would be torn to pieces by them. So he ordered the soldiers to go down and take him away from them by force. The officer had told them to bring Paul into the fort.