Acts 23:4

‘And those who stood by said, “Do you revile God’s high priest?” ’

Immediately people present were shocked and asked him if he thought it right to revile God’s High Priest. They could not believe their ears. It was not a question of whether they approved of what the High Priest had said. It was because to revile God’s representative was to be seen as reviling God (Exodus 22:28).