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Acts 23:4
And they that stood by, said, Revilest thou God's high priest?
Acts 23:4 · Webster Bible
Acts 23:4 in other translations
And they that stood by said, Revilest thou God's high priest?
But those standing nearby said, “How dare you insult the high priest of God!”
Those who stood by said, “Do you malign God’s high priest?”
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In context
1 And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men, brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.
2 And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him, to strike him on the mouth.
3 Then said Paul to him, God shall smite thee, [thou] whited wall: for sittest thou to judge me according to the law, and commandest me to be smitten contrary to the law?
4 And they that stood by, said, Revilest thou God's high priest?
5 Then said Paul, I knew not, brethren, that he is the high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people.
6 But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men, brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.
7 And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees: and the multitude was divided.
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