Acts 23:3

Acts · New Testament · Chapter 23

“Then said Paul unto him, God shall smite thee, thou whited wall: for sittest thou to judge me after the law, and commandest me to be smitten contrary to the law?”Acts 23:3

What Does Acts 23:3 Mean?

Acts 23:3 is found in the book of Acts, chapter 23, verse 3 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 18 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (18)

These passages are connected to Acts 23:3 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Matthew 23:27“Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men’s bones, and of all uncleanness.”Deuteronomy 25:1“If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, that the judges may judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked.”John 7:51“Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what he doeth?”Exodus 22:28“Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people.”Ecclesiastes 3:16“And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there.”Luke 11:44“Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are as graves which appear not, and the men that walk over them are not aware of them.”Deuteronomy 16:19“Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.”Job 34:18“Is it fit to say to a king, Thou art wicked? and to princes, Ye are ungodly?”Leviticus 19:15“Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.”Leviticus 19:35“Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure.”Numbers 20:10“And Moses and Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rock, and he said unto them, Hear now, ye rebels; must we fetch you water out of this rock?”Psalms 58:1“Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?”Psalms 82:1“God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.”Psalms 94:20“Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?”Amos 5:7“Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth,”Micah 3:8“But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the LORD, and of judgment, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin.”Luke 9:55“But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of.”John 18:24“Now Annas had sent him bound unto Caiaphas the high priest.”

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