Acts 23:3

New International Version

Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! You sit there to judge me according to the law, yet you yourself violate the law by commanding that I be struck!”

Cross References

John 7:51

“Does our law condemn a man without first hearing him to find out what he has been doing?”

Amos 5:7

There are those who turn justice into bitterness and cast righteousness to the ground.

Ecclesiastes 3:16

And I saw something else under the sun: In the place of judgment—wickedness was there, in the place of justice—wickedness was there.

Psalm 94:20

Can a corrupt throne be allied with you— a throne that brings on misery by its decrees?

Leviticus 19:35

“ ‘Do not use dishonest standards when measuring length, weight or quantity.

Leviticus 19:15

“ ‘Do not pervert justice; do not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the great, but judge your neighbor fairly.

John 18:24

Then Annas sent him bound to Caiaphas the high priest.

1 Kings 22:24

Then Zedekiah son of Kenaanah went up and slapped Micaiah in the face. “Which way did the spirit from the Lord go when he went from me to speak to you?” he asked.

Acts 23:4

Those who were standing near Paul said, “How dare you insult God’s high priest!”