Acts 23:4

God's Word

The men standing near Paul said to him, “You’re insulting God’s chief priest!”

Cross References

Matthew 5:11

“Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, lie, and say all kinds of evil things about you because of me.

Acts 23:3

Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you hypocrite! You sit there and judge me by Moses’ Teachings and yet you break those teachings by ordering these men to strike me!”

Acts 23:5

Paul answered, “Brothers, I didn’t know that he is the chief priest. After all, Scripture says, ‘Don’t speak evil about a ruler of your people.’ ”