Acts 23:2
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“At this, the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth.”
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“At this, the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and the chief priest Ananias commanded those standing by him to smite him on the mouth,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Acts 23:2 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Kings 22:24Then Zedekiah son of Chenaanah went up, struck Micaiah in the face, and demanded, “Which way did the Spirit of the LORD go when He departed from me to speak with you?”
- Jeremiah 20:2he had Jeremiah the prophet beaten and put in the stocks at the Upper Gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the LORD.
- Micah 5:1Now, O daughter of troops, mobilize your troops; for a siege is laid against us! With a rod they will strike the cheek of the judge of Israel.
- Matthew 26:67Then they spit in His face and struck Him. Others slapped Him
- John 18:22When Jesus had said this, one of the officers standing nearby slapped Him in the face and said, “Is this how You answer the high priest?”
- Acts 24:1Five days later the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and a lawyer named Tertullus, who presented to the governor their case against Paul.
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