And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees: and the multitude was divided.

And when he had spoken this, there was a tumult of the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the multitude was divided.

And he having spoken this, there came a dissension of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees, and the crowd was divided,

These words of his caused an angry dispute between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the assembly took different sides.

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

And when he had said this, a dissension occurred between the Pharisees and the Sadducees. And the multitude was divided.

As soon as he said this, a dispute arose between the Pharisees and the Sadducees; and there was a sharp division of opinion among those present.

A dissension - A dispute, or difference.
And the multitude - The council. Compare Acts 14:4. The Pharisees embraced, as he desired and expected, his side of the question, and became his advocates, in opposition to the Sadducees, who were arrayed against him.

And the multitude was divided - St. Paul, perceiving the assembly to consist of Sadducees and Pharisees, and finding he was not to expect any justice, thought it best thus to divide the council, by introducing a question on which the Pharisees and Sadducees were at issue. He did so; and the Pharisees immediately espoused his side of the question, because in opposition to the Sadducees, whom they abhorred, as irreligious men.

(6) And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees: and the multitude was divided.
(6) The agreement between the wicked is weak, even though they conspire together to oppress the truth.

And when he had so said,.... He stopped and made a pause:
and there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees; about the things which he had spoken of, particularly the resurrection of the dead; and this was what the apostle intended, so that his end was answered by the speech he made:
and the multitude was divided; that is, the members of the sanhedrim were divided, some being on one side of the question, and some on the other; for this multitude cannot design the multitude of the common people, who were not convened together on this occasion.