King James Version

Acts 23:5

Then said Paul, I wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “that” (ὅτι) before [The] ruler here.

ἔφηephēsaidφημί (phēmi)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “said”, an ongoing action in the pastG5346I say, declare.saidτεteandτέconjunction — “and”G5037and, both.This verse uses “and”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ΠαῦλοςpaulosPaulΠαῦλοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Paul”, the subject formG3972Paul, Paulus.PaulΟὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notᾔδεινēdeinto perceiveοἶδα (oida)verb, pluperfect active indicative, 1st person singular — “to perceive”, a completed action before another past momentG1492I know, remember, appreciate.ἀδελφοίadelphoibrethrenἀδελφός (adelphos)noun, vocative, plural, masculine — “brethren”, the calling formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.brethrenὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatἐστὶνestinhe wasεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he was”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.he wasἀρχιερεύςarchiereushigh priestἀρχιερεύςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “high priest”, the subject formG749high priest, chief priest.This verse uses “high priest”.the high priestγέγραπταιgegraptaiit is writtenγράφω (graphō)verb, perfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “it is written”, a completed action with a present resultG1125I write; pass: it is written, it stands written (in the scriptures).it is writtenγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.Ἄρχονταarchontaof the rulerἄρχων (archōn)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “of the ruler”, the object formG758a ruler, governor, leader, leading man; with the Jews, an official member (a member of the executive) of the assembly of elders.of the rulerτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.λαοῦlaoupeopleλαός (laos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “people”, the of-formG2992(a) a people, characteristically of God's chosen people, first the Jews, then the Christians, (b) sometimes, but rarely, the people, the crowd.peopleσουsouyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “you”, the of-formG4771you.οὐκouknoοὐ (ou)adverb — “no”G3756no, not.ἐρεῖςereisto sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s future.verb, future active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to say”, an action still aheadG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G4483 (ῥέω, utter).κακῶςkakōsbadlyκακῶςadverb — “badly”G2560badly, evilly, wrongly.This verse uses “badly”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and Paul said, 'I did not know, brethren, that he is chief priest: for it hath been written, Of the ruler of thy people thou shalt not speak evil;'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Paul said, I knew not, brethren, that he was high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of a ruler of thy people.

Young’s Literal Translation

and Paul said, 'I did not know, brethren, that he is chief priest: for it hath been written, Of the ruler of thy people thou shalt not speak evil;'

World English Bible

Paul said, “I didn’t know, brothers, that he was high priest. For it is written, ‘You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.’”

Darby Translation

And Paul said, I was not conscious, brethren, that he was high priest; for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evilly of the ruler of thy people.

Douay-Rheims

And Paul said: I knew not, brethren, that he is the high priest. For it is written: Thou shalt not speak evil of the prince of thy people.

Quotes

Exodus 22:28 Exodus 22:28 · King James VersionThou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people.Exodus 22:28 · King James VersionOpen the Source
for it is written
Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people.

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