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Acts 23:4

Acts 23:4
And they that stood by said, Revilest thou God's high priest?

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Trusted original commentary from respected historical Bible scholars and theologians.

Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

And they that stood by,.... The members of the sanhedrim that were next to the apostle; or the servants of the high…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Revilest thou ... - Dost thou reproach or abuse the high priest of God? is remarkable that they, who knew that he was…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Acts 23:1-5

Perhaps when Paul was brought, as he often was (corpus cum causa - the person and the cause together), before heathen…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

God's high priest So styled because he sat on the judgment-seat as God's representative, cp. Deu 17:8-13. In the Old…