Acts 23:5

Hebrew Names version (HNV)

Sha'ul said, *I didn't know, brothers, that he was Kohen Gadol. For it is written, 'You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.'*

Cross References

Exodus 22:28

*You shall not blaspheme God, nor curse a ruler of your people.

Ecclesiastes 10:20

Don't curse the king, no, not in your thoughts; and don't curse the rich in your bedchamber: for a bird of the sky may carry your voice, and that which has wings may tell the matter.

Acts 23:4

Those who stood by said, *Do you malign God's Kohen Gadol?*

Acts 24:17

Now after some years, I came to bring gifts for the needy to my nation, and offerings;

2 Peter 2:10

but chiefly those who walk after the flesh in the lust of defilement, and despise authority. Daring, self-willed, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignitaries;