Acts 23:5
“Then said Paul, I wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Acts 23:5 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Then said Paul, I wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
And Paul said, I knew not, brethren, that he was high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of a ruler of thy people.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
“I did not know, brothers, that it was the high priest,” said Paul, “for scripture says — ‘Of the Ruler of your people you should speak no ill’.”
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und Paulus sprach: Ich wußte nicht, Brüder, daß es der Hohepriester ist; denn es steht geschrieben: "Von dem Obersten deines Volkes sollst du nicht übel reden".
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y Pablo dijo: No sabía, hermanos, que era el sumo sacerdote; pues escrito está: Al príncipe de tu pueblo no maldecirás.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E Paulo disse: Eu não sabia, irmãos, que ele era o sumo sacerdote; porque está escrito: Não falarás mal do chefe do teu povo.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Paulo disse: "Eu não sabia, irmãos, que ele era o sumo sacerdote. Porque está escrito: 'Não falarás mal de uma autoridade do teu povo".
📖 Acts 23:5 in Context
3Then said Paul unto him, God shall smite thee, thou whited wall: for sittest thou to judge me after the law, and commandest me to be smitten contrary to the law?
4And they that stood by said, Revilest thou God’s high priest?
5Then said Paul, I wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people.
6But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.
7And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees: and the multitude was divided.
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