³⁴ But one of the Sanhedrin, a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a man of learning in the law, of whom all the people had a high opinion, got up and made a suggestion for the men to be put outside for a little time.

³ I am a Jew of Tarsus in Cilicia by birth, but I had my education in this town at the feet of Gamaliel, being trained in the keeping of every detail of the law of our fathers; given up to the cause of God with all my heart, as you are today.

⁴⁶ And after three days they came across him in the Temple, seated among the wise men, giving ear to their words and putting questions to them.

¹⁷ And it came about that on one of these days he was teaching; and some Pharisees and teachers of the law were seated there, who had come from every town of Galilee and Judaea and from Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was with him, to make those who were ill free from their diseases.

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⁵⁰ Nicodemus--he who had come to Jesus before, being himself one of them--said to them,

⁵¹ Is a man judged by our law before it has given him a hearing and has knowledge of what he has done?

⁵² This was their answer: And do you come from Galilee? Make search and you will see that no prophet comes out of Galilee.

⁵³ [And every man went to his house;

¹⁵ But when they had given them orders to go out of the Sanhedrin, they had a discussion among themselves,

⁷ And when he had said this, there was an argument between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and a division in the meeting.

⁸ For the Sadducees say that there is no coming back from the dead, and no angels or spirits: but the Pharisees have belief in all these.

⁹ And there was a great outcry: and some of the scribes on the side of the Pharisees got up and took part in the discussion, saying, We see no evil in this man: what if he has had a revelation from an angel or a spirit?