Acts 23:5
3 Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! You sit here to judge me according to the law, yet you yourself violate the law by commanding that I be struck.”
4 But those standing nearby said, “How dare you insult the high priest of God!”
“Brothers,” Paul replied, “I was not aware that he was the high priest, for it is written: ‘Do not speak evil about the ruler of your people.’”
6 Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees and others Pharisees, called out in the Sanhedrin, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee. It is because of my hope in the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial.”
7 As soon as he had said this, a dispute broke out between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the assembly was divided.
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Sammenlign
- ÅB
- Og Paulus sa: Jeg visste ikke, brødre, at det var ypperstepresten; det står jo skrevet: Mot en høvding blant ditt folk skal du ikke bruke ukvemsord.
- OTB
- Paulus svarte: «Jeg var ikke klar over, brødre, at han var ypperstepresten; for det står skrevet: ‘Du skal ikke tale ondt om en hersker over ditt folk.’»
- B1930
- Og Paulus sa: Jeg visste ikke, brødre, at det var ypperstepresten; det står jo skrevet: Mot en høvding blandt ditt folk skal du ikke bruke ukvemsord.
- BSB
- “Brothers,” Paul replied, “I was not aware that he was the high priest, for it is written: ‘Do not speak evil about the ruler of your people.’”
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- Paul said, “I didn’t know, brothers, that he was high priest. For it is written, ‘You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.’”
- ASV
- 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.
- DARBY
- And Paul said, I was not conscious, brethren, that he was high priest; for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evilly of the ruler of thy people.
- BLB
- And Paul was saying, “I was not aware, brothers, that he is high priest; for it has been written: ‘You shall not speak evil [of] the ruler of your people.’”
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Exodus 22:28
You must not blaspheme God or curse the ruler of your people.
Les i sammenhengEcclesiastes 10:20
Do not curse the king even in your thoughts, or curse the rich even in your bedroom, for a bird of the air may carry your words, and a winged creature may report your speech.
Les i sammenhengJude 1:8–9
Yet in the same way these dreamers defile their bodies, reject authority, and slander glorious beings.
Les i sammenheng2 Peter 2:10
Such punishment is specially reserved for those who indulge the corrupt desires of the flesh and despise authority. Bold and self-willed, they are unafraid to slander glorious beings.
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