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Acts 23:4-6
J.B. Phillips New Testament
Acts 23:4-6
J.B. Phillips New Testament
4 Those who stood by said, “Do you mean to insult God’s High Priest?”
5 But Paul said, “My brothers, I did not know that he was the High Priest, for it is written: ‘You shall not speak evil of the ruler of your people.’”
Paul seizes his opportunity
6 Then Paul, realising that part of the council were Sadducees and the other part Pharisees, raised his voice and said to them, “I am a Pharisee, the son of Pharisees. It is for my hope in the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial!”
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Acts 23:4-6
New International Version
Acts 23:4-6
New International Version
4 Those who were standing near Paul said, “How dare you insult God’s high priest!”
5 Paul replied, “Brothers, I did not realize that he was the high priest; for it is written: ‘Do not speak evil about the ruler of your people.’[a]”(A)
6 Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees(B) and the others Pharisees, called out in the Sanhedrin, “My brothers,(C) I am a Pharisee,(D) descended from Pharisees. I stand on trial because of the hope of the resurrection of the dead.”(E)
Footnotes
- Acts 23:5 Exodus 22:28
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