Acts 23:3 Cross References

Acts 23:3

3: But Paul said to him, "God will slap you, you whitewashed wall! What kind of judge are you to break the law yourself by ordering me struck like that?"

Deuteronomy 25:1

  1. "Suppose two people take a dispute to court, and the judges declare that one is right and the other is wrong.
  2. If the person in the wrong is sentenced to be flogged, the judge will command him to lie down and be beaten in his presence with the number of lashes appropriate to the crime.

John 7:51

  1. "Is it legal to convict a man before he is given a hearing?" he asked.

Matthew 23:27

  1. "How terrible it will be for you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs--beautiful on the outside but filled on the inside with dead people's bones and all sorts of impurity.
  2. You try to look like upright people outwardly, but inside your hearts are filled with hypocrisy and lawlessness.

Leviticus 19:15

  1. "Always judge your neighbors fairly, neither favoring the poor nor showing deference to the rich.

Psalms 58:1

  1. Justice--do you rulers know the meaning of the word? Do you judge the people fairly?
  2. No, all your dealings are crooked; you hand out violence instead of justice.

Ecclesiastes 3:16

  1. I also noticed that throughout the world there is evil in the courtroom. Yes, even the courts of law are corrupt!

Micah 3:8

  1. But as for me, I am filled with power and the Spirit of the LORD. I am filled with justice and might, fearlessly pointing out Israel's sin and rebellion.
  2. Listen to me, you leaders of Israel! You hate justice and twist all that is right.
  3. You are building Jerusalem on a foundation of murder and corruption.
  4. You rulers govern for the bribes you can get; you priests teach God's laws only for a price; you prophets won't prophesy unless you are paid. Yet all of you claim you are depending on the LORD. "No harm can come to us," you say, "for the LORD is here among us."

Psalms 94:20

  1. Can unjust leaders claim that God is on their side--leaders who permit injustice by their laws?

Psalms 82:1

  1. God presides over heaven's court; he pronounces judgment on the judges:
  2. "How long will you judges hand down unjust decisions? How long will you shower special favors on the wicked?

Leviticus 19:35

  1. "Do not use dishonest standards when measuring length, weight, or volume.

Amos 5:7

  1. You wicked people! You twist justice, making it a bitter pill for the poor and oppressed. Righteousness and fair play are meaningless fictions to you.

John 18:24

  1. Then Annas bound Jesus and sent him to Caiaphas, the high priest.
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