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But perceiving that one group were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, Paul began crying out in the Council, "Brethren, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees; I am on trial for the hope and resurrection of the dead!"

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
But perceiving to come to know, recognize, perceive V-APA-NMS H1097 Γνοὺς gnous
that one one Adj-NNS H1520 ἓν en
Analysis:

One: God

Refers to HaShem (God), Who is One. This number can also refer to unity. The first place the number "one" occurs is in Genesis 1:5. There one reads, "And there was an evening and there was a morning— one day". Later on in this same book of Genesis, it is stated concerning the man and his wife, "And they became one flesh" (Genesis 2:24). It is very significant that in both of these examples there was a multiplicity for the subject. In the first example, the evening and the morning became one day and in the second example, it was Adam and Eve who became one flesh.

One of the most famous passages in the Torah concerning HaShem is Deuteronomy 6:4 which states, "Hear O Israel the Lord your God the Lord is One." The question that a person must ask himself is what is the connection between the use of the Hebrew word אחד "one" which identifies a multiplicity being one and the fact that the Lord God of Israel is One? The answer is that the Hebrew word אחד can relate to the concept for one as in "unification". There is another Hebrew word that would have been possible to be used if the author wanted to refer to an absolute oneness or singleness. This is the Hebrew word יחיד. In fact, there is a well-known prayer in Judaism which states, "אחד ואין יחיד כיחודו". This phrase should be translated as, "(God is) One and there is no singularity as His singularity." The idea that is being expressed in this prayer is that the Lord God of Israel is One; but not an absolute One; rather there is a uniqueness and a complexity to His Oneness.

The number one is frequently employed to express in the Scriptures one object, such as one man or one tabernacle. This usage would be the simple or common purpose that the number one or for that matter any number, would appear in a Biblical text. Often the appearance of a number does not contain any of the significance that Hebrew numerology might offer. Therefore, the reader must always consider when coming across a verse which contains a number, that the number only expresses an amount and no additional significance. 

Because the number one is often associated with God, there is a unique phenomenon in the Scriptures concerning this number. Sometimes the number one is employed to express a unique relationship that the object has to HaShem. For example,

"And it will be one day, it will be known to HaShem..." Zechariah 14:7

In the text above, Zechariah could have stated simply, "And it will be a day…" The fact that the prophet said "one day" is to convey that this day is uniquely related to God. Similarly, it is stated by the prophet Ezekiel in chapter 37, "one King", "one nation" and "one Shepherd" (see Ezekiel 37:22, 24). Each of these objects—King, nation and Shepherd—has a connection to HaShem. The King and Shepherd is Messiah Yeshua, the Son of God and the one nation is Israel, the people of God.

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group a part, share, portion N-NNS H3313 μέρος meros
were Sadducees a Sadducee, a member of a Jewish religious sect N-GMP H4523 Σαδδουκαίων saddoukaiōn
and the other other Adj-NNS H2087 ἕτερον eteron
Pharisees, a Pharisee, member of a Jewish religious sect N-GMP H5330 Φαρισαίων pharisaiōn
Paul (Sergius) Paulus (a Rom. proconsul), also Paul (an apostle) N-NMS H3972 Παῦλος paulos
[began] crying to scream, cry out V-IIA-3S H2896 ἔκραζεν ekrazen
out in the Council, a sitting together, hence a council, spec. the Sanhedrin N-DNS H4892 συνεδρίῳ sunedriō
"Brethren, a man N-VMP H435 ἄνδρες andres
I am I exist, I am V-PIA-1S H1510 εἰμι eimi
a Pharisee, a Pharisee, member of a Jewish religious sect N-GMP H5330 Φαρισαῖος pharisaios
a son a son N-NMS H5207 υἱὸς uios
of Pharisees; a Pharisee, member of a Jewish religious sect N-GMP H5330 Φαρισαίων pharisaiōn
I am on trial to judge, decide V-PIM/P-1S H2919 κρίνομαι krinomai
for the hope expectation, hope N-GFS H1680 ἐλπίδος elpidos
and resurrection a standing up, i.e. a resurrection, a raising up, rising N-GFS H386 ἀναστάσεως anastaseōs
of the dead!" dead Adj-GMP H3498 νεκρῶν nekrōn

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New American Standard Bible 1995 But perceiving that one group were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, Paul began crying out in the Council, "Brethren, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees; I am on trial for the hope and resurrection of the dead!"
King James Bible But perceiving when Paul perceived that the one group part were Sadducees Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, Paul began crying he cried out in the Council, "Brethren, council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, a the son of Pharisees; I am on trial for a Pharisee: of the hope and resurrection of the dead!"dead I am called in question.
Berean Bible But perceiving Then Paul, having known that the one group were Sadducees and part consists of Sadducees, but the other of Pharisees, Paul began crying out in the Council, "Brethren, “Men, brothers, I am a Pharisee, a the son of Pharisees; a Pharisee; I am on trial for judged concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead!"dead.”
Hebrew Greek English But perceiving that one group were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, Paul began crying out in the Council, "Brethren, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees; I am on trial for the hope and resurrection of the dead!"