# Acts 23:3

> Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! You sit here to judge me according to the law, yet you yourself violate the law by commanding that I be struck.”

— Acts 23:3, Berean Standard Bible

## When

- c. AD 57 (counted from the text)
- Date source: The arrest in Jerusalem, counted forward from the third journey.

## Who ruled

- **Nero**, emperor of Rome, AD 54-68 · Source: Tacitus, Annals XIII-XVI; Suetonius, Nero
- **Herod Agrippa II**, king of Judea, AD 50-93 · Source: Josephus, Jewish War II; Antiquities XX
- **Antonius Felix**, procurator of Judea, AD 52-59 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XX.7-8; Tacitus, Annals XII.54

## See also

- Deuteronomy 25:1-2 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/deuteronomy/25/1
- John 7:51 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/john/7/51
- Matthew 23:27-28 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/matthew/23/27

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/23/3
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/23
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).