“ And they that stood by said, Revilest thou God's high priest? ”
Revilest thou ... - Dost thou reproach or abuse the high priest of God? is remarkable that they, who knew that he was not the high priest, should have offered this language. He was, however, in t...
Acts 22:30 to Acts 23:10 . Paul Before the Sanhedrin. This is a difficult section, and does not advance the action. Unless the proceedings took place in Greek, the tribune would scarcely secure...
Revilest . Greek. loidoreo. See note on John 9:28 .
− 4. Those which stood by said By this it appeareth that they were all sick of one disease. − (526) For why do they not rather blame Ananias, when they saw that he had quite forgotten all m...
And they that stood by said, Revilest thou God's high priest?
And they that stood by said, Revilest thou God's high priest? And they that stood by said, Revilest thou God's high priest?
St. Paul sent to Cæesarea 1. St. Paul often asserts his good conscience before God and man: see Acts 22:3 ; Acts 24:16 .
Dividing His Persecutors Acts 23:1-11 The behavior of the judge was quite unworthy of his office, but Paul's epithet cannot be defended. The best of men are but men at the best. Paul was thrown...
By action of the Roman governor, Paul was arraigned before the Jewish Sanhedrin. Hardly had he commenced before he was interrupted and insulted. It was a most trying ordeal for the apostle. It is eas...
And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God unto this day. (2) And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to sm...
And they that stood by ,.... The members of the sanhedrim that were next to the apostle; or the servants of the high priest, since they are said to stand, whereas those of that court sat: said, re...
And they that stood by said, Revilest thou God's high priest? Ver. 4. Revilest thou God's high priest? ] Some think it was not the high priest himself, but his surrogate, such as Dic of Dover was...
And Paul, earnestly beholding the council At whose bar he was placed; manifesting a clear conscience by his very countenance; and likewise waiting to see whether any of them was minded to ask him a...
In this hearing the chief captain did not take the place of an adjudicator, nor was there any other judicial authority present to keep order. Paul then takes advantage of the occasion to speak earnes...
Paul's Second Defence. 1 And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience b...
These partial parasites take no notice of the real injury done unto Paul by the high priest, and readily catch at the seeming calumny spoke by Paul against him.
‘And those who stood by said, “Do you revile God's high priest?” ' Immediately people present were shocked and asked him if he thought it right to revile God's High Priest. They could not believe th...
CRITICAL REMARKS Acts 23:1 . Earnestly beholding , or looking steadfastly on, describes the eager, anxious gaze with which the apostle was accustomed to scan those to whom he spoke—perhaps ari...
Acts 23:2 . Smite him on the mouth. Ananias the highpriest commanded this, when he heard Paul profess a good conscience, and determined to persevere in preaching Christ. So Ahab commanded Micaiah...
And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren. Paul before the council 1. The history of apostolic missions is finished; but before the parchment is rolled up, the line of o...
EXPOSITION Acts 23:1 Looking steadfastly on for earnestly beholding, A.V.; brethren for men and brethren, A.V. ; I have lived before God, etc., for I have lived, etc., before Go...
The Hearing in the Presence of the Sanhedrin. Paul rebukes the high priest: