Acts 23:3

The Passion Translation

Paul responded, “God is going to strike you, you corrupt pretender! For you sit there judging me according to the law, yet you broke the law when you ordered me to be struck.”

Cross References

Psalm 94:20

It’s obvious to all; you will have nothing to do with corrupt rulers who pass laws that empower evil and defeat what is right.

John 18:24

Then Annas sent Jesus, still tied up, across the way to the high priest Caiaphas.

John 7:51

He cautioned them, saying, “Does our law decide a man’s guilt before we first hear him and allow him to defend himself?”

Acts 23:4

Those standing near Paul said to him, “Do you dare insult the high priest of God?”