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Text -- Acts 23:1-7 (NET)
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23:1 Paul looked directly at the council and said , “Brothers , I have lived my life with a clear conscience before God to this day .”
23:2 At that the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth .
23:3 Then Paul said to him , “God is going to strike you , you whitewashed wall ! Do you sit there judging me according to the law , and in violation of the law you order me to be struck ?”
23:4 Those standing near him said , “Do you dare insult God’s high priest ?”
23:5 Paul replied , “I did not realize , brothers , that he was the high priest , for it is written , ‘You must not speak evil about a ruler of your people .’”
23:6 Then when Paul noticed that part of them were Sadducees and the others Pharisees , he shouted out in the council , “Brothers , I am a Pharisee , a son of Pharisees . I am on trial concerning the hope of the resurrection of the dead !”
23:7 When he said this , an argument began between the Pharisees and the Sadducees , and the assembly was divided .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Ananias |
Paul |
Court |
Self-defense |
ACTS OF THE APOSTLES, 8-12 |
PROVINCE |
Sanhedrim |
Prisoners |
PAUL, THE APOSTLE, 5 |
Defense |
Priest |
ANANIAS (1) |
THORN IN THE FLESH |
Sadducees |
Pharisees |
Tact |
Rulers |
Diplomacy |
Resurrection |
Hope |
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NET Notes: Act 23:2 Or “hit” (‘strike’ maintains the wordplay with the following verse). The action was probably designed to indicate a rejection ...
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NET Notes: Act 23:3 In violation of the law. Paul was claiming that punishment was given before the examination was complete (m. Sanhedrin 3:6-8). Luke’s noting of ...
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NET Notes: Act 23:4 Insult God’s high priest. Paul was close to violation of the Mosaic law with his response, as the citation from Exod 22:28 in v. 5 makes clear.
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NET Notes: Act 23:5 A quotation from Exod 22:28. This text defines a form of blasphemy. Paul, aware of the fact that he came close to crossing the line, backed off out of...
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NET Notes: Act 23:6 That is, concerning the hope that the dead will be resurrected. Grk “concerning the hope and resurrection.” BDAG 320 s.v. ἐλ ...
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