Acts 23:5
King James Version
Translation: KJV
3Then said Paul unto him, God shall smite thee, thou whited wall: for sittest thou to judge me after the law, and commandest me to be smitten contrary to the law?Select Acts 23:3
4And they that stood by said, Revilest thou God’s high priest?Select Acts 23:4
5Then said Paul, I wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people.Select Acts 23:5
6But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.Select Acts 23:6
7And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees: and the multitude was divided.Select Acts 23:7
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WEB
23:5 Paul said, “I didn’t know, brothers, that he was high priest. For it is written, ‘You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.’”
ASV
23:5 And Paul said, I knew not, brethren, that he was high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of a ruler of thy people.
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