But those present said, “Are you insulting God’s high priest?” And Paul said, “I was not aware, brothers, that he is high priest; for it is written: ‘(A)You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.’”

But Paul, perceiving that one group were (B)Sadducees and the other Pharisees, began crying out in (C)the [a]Council, “[b](D)Brothers, (E)I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees; I am on trial for (F)the hope and resurrection of the dead!”

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 23:6 Or Sanhedrin
  2. Acts 23:6 Lit Men, brothers

Those who were standing near Paul said, “How dare you insult God’s high priest!”

Paul replied, “Brothers, I did not realize that he was the high priest; for it is written: ‘Do not speak evil about the ruler of your people.’[a](A)

Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees(B) and the others Pharisees, called out in the Sanhedrin, “My brothers,(C) I am a Pharisee,(D) descended from Pharisees. I stand on trial because of the hope of the resurrection of the dead.”(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 23:5 Exodus 22:28