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Acts 23:5

And Paul said: "I did not know, brothers, that he is the high priest. For it is written: ‘You shall not speak evil of the leader of your people.’
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King James Version

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.

English Standard Version

And Paul said, "I did not know, brothers, that he was the high priest, for it is written, 'You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.'"

New International Version

Paul replied, "Brothers, I did not realize that he was the high priest; for it is written: 'Do not speak evil about the ruler of your people.'"