Acts 23:5

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Paul replied, 'I did not realize, brothers, that he is the high priest; for it is written: “You must not speak evil of a ruler of your people.”'

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  • Exod 22:28 : 28 Do not hold back offerings from your harvest or your wine presses. You must give me the firstborn of your sons.
  • Eccl 10:20 : 20 Do not curse the king even in your thoughts, and do not curse the rich in your bedroom; for a bird of the air may carry your words, and a winged creature may report what you say.
  • 2 Pet 2:10 : 10 especially those who follow the corrupt desires of the flesh and despise authority. They are bold and arrogant, and they are unafraid to slander celestial beings.
  • Jude 1:8-9 : 8 In the same way, these people also, relying on their dreams, defile their flesh, reject authority, and blaspheme glorious beings. 9 But Michael the archangel, when he disputed with the devil and argued about the body of Moses, did not dare to pronounce a blasphemous judgment, but said, 'The Lord rebuke you!'

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  • Acts 23:1-4
    4 verses
    82%

    1Gazing intently at the council, Paul said, 'Brothers, I have lived my life with a clear conscience before God up to this day.'

    2But the high priest Ananias ordered those standing nearby to strike him on the mouth.

    3Then Paul said to him, 'God is going to strike you, you whitewashed wall! Do you sit there judging me according to the law, yet in violation of the law you order me to be struck?'

    4But those standing near said, 'Are you insulting God's high priest?'

  • Exod 22:28
    73%

    28Do not hold back offerings from your harvest or your wine presses. You must give me the firstborn of your sons.

  • Acts 25:15
    70%

    15When I was in Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews brought charges against him, requesting a judgment against him.

  • Acts 23:6
    70%

    6Aware that one group was Sadducees and the other Pharisees, Paul called out in the council, 'Brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees! I am on trial concerning the hope of the resurrection of the dead.'

  • Acts 25:10
    69%

    10Paul said, 'I am standing before Caesar's judgment seat, where I ought to be tried. I have done no wrong to the Jews, as you yourself clearly know.'

  • Acts 3:17
    69%

    17And now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, just as your leaders also did.

  • Acts 25:2
    69%

    2The chief priest and the leaders of the Jews brought charges against Paul and were urging Festus.

  • Acts 25:8
    69%

    8Paul defended himself, saying, 'I have committed no offense against the law of the Jews, the temple, or Caesar.'

  • Acts 22:25-27
    3 verses
    69%

    25As they stretched him out for the lash, Paul said to the centurion standing there, 'Is it lawful for you to flog a Roman citizen who hasn’t been condemned?'

    26When the centurion heard this, he went to the commander and reported it, saying, 'What are you about to do? This man is a Roman citizen.'

    27The commander came and asked him, 'Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?' Paul said, 'Yes.'

  • Acts 28:17
    68%

    17After three days, Paul called together the leaders of the Jews. When they had gathered, he said to them, 'Brothers, though I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our ancestors, I was handed over as a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.'

  • Jas 4:11
    68%

    11Brothers and sisters, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against a brother or sister or judges them speaks against the law and judges it. When you judge the law, you are not keeping it, but sitting in judgment on it.

  • Acts 24:1-2
    2 verses
    68%

    1After five days, the high priest Ananias went down with some elders and a lawyer named Tertullus, and they presented their case against Paul to the governor.

    2When Paul was summoned, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, 'Because of you, we have enjoyed much peace and reforms have been carried out for this nation through your foresight.'

  • Acts 23:9
    68%

    9A loud outcry arose, and some of the scribes of the Pharisees’ party stood up and argued vehemently, saying, 'We find nothing wrong with this man! What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?'

  • Acts 24:20
    67%

    20Or let these men here state what wrongdoing they found in me when I stood before the Sanhedrin.

  • Acts 23:15
    67%

    15Now then, you and the council should notify the commander to bring Paul down to you, as though you are going to investigate his case more thoroughly. We are ready to kill him before he gets here.

  • Acts 24:10
    67%

    10When the governor motioned for him to speak, Paul replied, 'Knowing that you have been a judge over this nation for many years, I make my defense cheerfully.'

  • Acts 28:21
    67%

    21They replied, 'We have not received any letters about you from Judea, nor has any of the brothers who came here reported or said anything bad about you.'

  • Acts 7:27
    67%

    27But the man who was wronging his neighbor pushed Moses away and said, 'Who made you ruler and judge over us?'

  • Acts 22:1
    66%

    1Brothers and fathers, listen now to my defense before you.

  • Acts 5:35
    66%

    35Then he said to them, 'Men of Israel, take care what you are about to do with these men.'

  • Acts 28:19
    66%

    19But when the Jews objected, I felt compelled to appeal to Caesar—not because I had any accusation to bring against my own people.

  • John 11:49
    66%

    49But one of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, 'You know nothing at all!'

  • Acts 7:1
    66%

    1Then the high priest asked, 'Are these charges true?'

  • Matt 26:62-63
    2 verses
    66%

    62Then the high priest stood up and said to Him, "Are You not going to answer? What is this testimony that these men are bringing against You?"

    63But Jesus remained silent. Then the high priest said to Him, "I charge You under oath by the living God: Tell us if You are the Christ, the Son of God."

  • Rom 13:3
    66%

    3For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Do you want to be unafraid of the authority? Do what is good, and you will receive its approval.

  • Acts 5:27
    66%

    27Having brought the apostles, they made them appear before the Sanhedrin to be questioned by the high priest.

  • 1 Pet 2:17
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    17Honor everyone. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.

  • Acts 26:30
    66%

    30The king, the governor, Bernice, and those sitting with them got up and left.

  • Acts 21:39
    66%

    39Paul answered, 'I am a Jew, from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no ordinary city. Please let me speak to the people.'

  • Acts 4:8
    66%

    8Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, 'Rulers of the people and elders of Israel,'

  • Acts 19:36
    66%

    36Since these things are undeniable, you ought to remain calm and do nothing rash.

  • Acts 23:29-30
    2 verses
    65%

    29I found that he was accused concerning matters of their law but had no charge against him deserving death or imprisonment.

    30When I was informed of a plot against the man, I sent him to you immediately and also instructed his accusers to state their case against him before you. Farewell.

  • Acts 22:29-30
    2 verses
    65%

    29Immediately, those who were about to interrogate him stepped away. The commander was also afraid, realizing that Paul was a Roman citizen and that he had bound him.

    30The next day, wanting to know for certain why Paul was being accused by the Jews, the commander released him and ordered the chief priests and the entire council to assemble. Then he brought Paul down and had him stand before them.

  • Acts 21:37
    65%

    37As Paul was about to be brought into the barracks, he said to the commander, 'May I say something to you?' The commander replied, 'Do you speak Greek?'

  • Acts 26:26
    65%

    26The king knows about these matters, and I am speaking to him openly. I am convinced that none of this has escaped his notice, for this was not done in a hidden or obscure place.

  • John 18:23
    65%

    23Jesus replied, 'If I said something wrong, testify about what is wrong. But if I spoke the truth, why do you hit me?'

  • Acts 23:22
    65%

    22So the commander dismissed the young man and ordered him, 'Don’t tell anyone that you have informed me about this.'

  • Acts 26:12
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    12In this pursuit, I was traveling to Damascus with the authority and commission from the chief priests.

  • Acts 25:18
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    18When the accusers stood up, they did not charge him with any of the crimes I had expected.

  • Acts 24:23
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    23He ordered the centurion to keep Paul under guard but to give him some freedom and not to prevent his friends from attending to his needs.

  • Acts 22:19
    65%

    19But I said, 'Lord, they themselves know that I used to imprison and beat those who believed in You in the synagogues.