Text -- Acts 23:5 (NET)

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.’”

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Act 23:5

¹ tn Grk “said.”

² tn Or “know.”

³ sn 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 respect for the law.