\v=24 \v~=\w Now|strong="G2532"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w sent|strong="G0649"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w Pharisees|strong="G5330"\w*.\f + \fr 1:24 \+w \ft Pharisees|strong="G5330"\+w* \+w were|strong="G1510"\+w* \+w one|strong="G3588"\+w* \+w of|strong="G1537"\+w* two main religious parties \+w at|strong="G1537"\+w* \+w this|strong="G3588"\+w* time, \+w the|strong="G3588"\+w* other \+w being|strong="G1510"\+w* \+w the|strong="G3588"\+w* Sadducees. \+w The|strong="G3588"\+w* \+w Pharisees|strong="G5330"\+w* emphasized strict compliance \+w with|strong="G1537"\+w* \+w the|strong="G3588"\+w* Jewish Law \+w and|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w the|strong="G3588"\+w* traditions \+w of|strong="G1537"\+w* \+w the|strong="G3588"\+w* elders. Acts 23:8.\f* \¬v