Parallel Verses
Common New Testament
Those who stood by said, "Would you revile God's high priest?"
New American Standard Bible
But the bystanders said, “Do you revile God’s high priest?”
King James Version
And they that stood by said, Revilest thou God's high priest?
Holman Bible
And those standing nearby said, “Do you dare revile God’s high priest?”
International Standard Version
The men standing near him asked, "Do you mean to insult God's high priest?"
A Conservative Version
And those who stood by said, Thou revile God's high priest?
American Standard Version
And they that stood by said, Revilest thou God's high priest?
Amplified
But those who stood near Paul said, “Are you insulting the high priest of God?”
An Understandable Version
Those who stood nearby replied, "Are you insulting God's head priest?"
Anderson New Testament
And those who stood by said: Do you revile God's chief priest?
Bible in Basic English
And those who were near said, Do you say such words against God's high priest
Daniel Mace New Testament
what, said the standers-by, do you revile the high priest of God?
Darby Translation
And those that stood by said, Dost thou rail against the high priest of God?
Godbey New Testament
And those standing by said, Do you revile the high priest of God?
Goodspeed New Testament
But the people who stood near him said, "Do you mean to insult God's high priest?"
John Wesley New Testament
But they that stood by said, Revilest thou God's high priest?
Julia Smith Translation
And they standing by said, Revilest thou God's chief priest?
King James 2000
And they that stood by said, Do you revile God's high priest?
Lexham Expanded Bible
And those who stood nearby said, "Are you reviling the high priest of God?
Modern King James verseion
And they who stood by him said, Do you revile God's high priest?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And they that stood by said, "Revilest thou God's high priest?"
Moffatt New Testament
The bystanders said, "What! would you rail at God's high priest?"
Montgomery New Testament
"Do you rail at God's high priest?" said the bystanders.
NET Bible
Those standing near him said, "Do you dare insult God's high priest?"
New Heart English Bible
Those who stood by said, "Do you malign God's high priest?"
Noyes New Testament
And they that stood by said, Dost thou revile Gods highpriest?
Sawyer New Testament
And those standing by said, Do you revile God's chief priest?
The Emphasized Bible
And, they who stood by, said - The High-priest of God, dost thou revile?
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Then they who stood by, said, Revilest thou God's high-priest?
Twentieth Century New Testament
The people standing near said to Paul: "Do you know that you are insulting God's High Priest?"
Webster
And they that stood by, said, Revilest thou God's high priest?
Weymouth New Testament
"Do you rail at God's High Priest?" cried the men who stood by him.
Williams New Testament
The people standing near him said, "Do you mean to insult God's high priest?"
World English Bible
Those who stood by said, "Do you malign God's high priest?"
Worrell New Testament
And those standing by said, "Do you revile God's high priest?"
Worsley New Testament
But they that stood by said, Revilest thou God's high-priest?
Youngs Literal Translation
And those who stood by said, 'The chief priest of God dost thou revile?'
Themes
Ananias » High priest, before whom paul was tried
Court » Accused spoke in his own defense
The high priest » Duties of » Presiding in the superior court
The high priest » Was called » God's high priest
Paul » Is brought before the sanhedrin; his defense
Priest » The function he served was superior to that of other priests » Judicial
Priest » Miscellaneous facts concerning » Paul brought before
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 23:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
Paul Before The Council
3 Then Paul said to him, "God shall strike you, you whitewashed wall! Do you sit to judge me according to the law, and yet contrary to the law you order me to be struck?" 4 Those who stood by said, "Would you revile God's high priest?" 5 And Paul said, "I did not know, brethren, that he was the high priest; for it is written, 'You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.'"