Acts 23:5

KJV1611 – Modern English

Then said Paul, I was not aware, brethren, that he was the high priest: for it is written, You shall not speak evil of the ruler of your people.

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  • Exod 22:28 : 28 You shall not revile the gods nor curse the ruler of your people.
  • Eccl 10:20 : 20 Curse not the king, no not in your thought; and curse not the rich in your bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which has wings shall tell the matter.
  • 2 Pet 2:10 : 10 And especially those who walk according to the flesh in the lust of uncleanness and despise authority. They are presumptuous, self-willed, and not afraid to speak evil of dignities.
  • Jude 1:8-9 : 8 Likewise also these dreamers defile the flesh, reject authority, and speak evil of dignitaries. 9 Yet Michael the archangel, in contending with the devil, when he disputed about the body of Moses, dared not bring against him a reviling accusation, but said, 'The Lord rebuke you!'

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  • Acts 22:25-27
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  • Acts 28:17
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