Acts 23:4

Acts 23:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they that stood by said, Revilest thou God’s high priest?
• New International Version (NIV)Those who were standing near Paul said, “How dare you insult God’s high priest!”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Those who stood by said, "Would you revile God's high priest?"
• New King James Version (NKJV)And those who stood by said, “Do you revile God’s high priest?”

Context of Acts 23:4

2[At this] the high priest Ananias ordered those who stood beside him to strike Paul on the mouth. 3Then Paul said to him, “God is going to strike you, you whitewashed wall! Do you actually sit to judge me according to the Law, and yet in violation of the Law order me to be struck?” But those who stood near Paul said, “Are you insulting the high priest of God?” 5Paul said, “I was not aware, brothers, that he was high priest; for it is written, ‘You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.’ ” 6But recognizing that one group were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, Paul began affirming loudly in the Council chamber, “Kinsmen, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees; I am on trial for the hope and resurrection of the dead!”

Acts 23:4 word by word

οἱ δὲ παρεστῶτες εἶπαν· τὸν ἀρχιερέα τοῦ θεοῦ λοιδορεῖς;Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• they thatὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• stood byπαρίστημιparistēmi paristanō · to stand byG3936
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Revilest thouλοιδορέωloidoreō · to revileG3058
• God’sθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• high priestἀρχιερεύςarchiereus · high-priestG749

Commentaries on Acts 23:4

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Revilest thou … - Dost thou reproach or abuse the high priest of God? is remarkable that they, who knew that he was not the high priest, should have offered this language. He was, however, in the place of the high priest, and they might have pretended that respect was due to the office.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-43-4. God shall smite thee--as indeed He did; for he was killed by an assassin during the Jewish war [Josephus, Wars of the Jews, 2.17.9]. thou whited wall--that is, hypocrite (Mt 23:27). This epithet, however correctly describing the man, must not be defended as addressed to a judge, though the remonstrance which follows--"for sittest thou," &c.--ought to have put him to shame.Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 23:4

• Ananias
• Court
• Defense
• Paul
• Priest

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• High priest
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Commentaries on Acts 23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings