Acts 23:3

Modern English Version

Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! Do you sit judging me according to the law, yet order me to be struck contrary to the law?”

Cross References

1 Kings 22:24

Then Zedekiah the son of Kenaanah walked up and struck Micaiah on the cheek and said, “Which way did the spirit of the Lord go from me in order to speak to you?”

Psalm 94:20

Shall a throne of iniquity which devises mischief by decree, have fellowship with you?

Ecclesiastes 3:16

Moreover, I observed what was under the sun: In the place of justice, there was wickedness; and in the place of righteousness, there was wickedness.

Leviticus 19:15

You shall do no unrighteousness in a court. You shall not be partial to the poor, nor honor the person who is great, but in righteousness you shall judge your neighbor.

Leviticus 19:35

You shall do no unrighteousness in judgment regarding measures in length, weight, or quantity.

Amos 5:7

You who turn justice into bitterness and cast righteousness down to the ground!

John 18:24

Then Annas sent Him bound to Caiaphas the high priest.

John 7:51

“Does our law judge a man before it hears him and knows what he is doing?”

Acts 23:4

Those who stood by said, “Do you criticize God’s high priest?”