Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
And the high priest Ananias ordered those who stood by him to strike his mouth.
New American Standard Bible
The high priest
King James Version
And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth.
Holman Bible
But the high priest Ananias ordered those who were standing next to him to strike him on the mouth.
International Standard Version
Then the high priest Ananias ordered the men standing near him to strike him on the mouth.
American Standard Version
And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth.
Amplified
[At this] the high priest
An Understandable Version
[Upon hearing this], the head priest Ananias ordered that those standing closest to Paul hit him on the mouth.
Anderson New Testament
And the chief priest, Ananias, commanded those who stood by to smite him on the mouth.
Bible in Basic English
And the high priest, Ananias, gave orders to those who were near him to give him a blow on the mouth.
Common New Testament
The high priest Ananias commanded those standing beside him to strike him on the mouth.
Daniel Mace New Testament
at which the high priest Ananias order'd those that were near him to strike him on the face:
Darby Translation
But the high priest Ananias ordered those standing by him to smite his mouth.
Godbey New Testament
And the high priest Ananias commanded those standing near him to smite him in the mouth.
Goodspeed New Testament
At this the high priest Ananias ordered the people who were standing nearest to him to strike him on the mouth.
John Wesley New Testament
And Ananias the high priest commanded them that stood by, to smite him on the mouth.
Julia Smith Translation
And the chief priest Ananias commanded those standing by him to strike his month.
King James 2000
And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth.
Lexham Expanded Bible
So the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near him to strike his mouth.
Modern King James verseion
And the high priest Ananias commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by, to smite him on the mouth.
Moffatt New Testament
Then the high priest Ananias ordered those who were standing next Paul to strike him on the mouth.
Montgomery New Testament
Then the High Priest Ananias ordered those who stood near Paul to strike him on the mouth.
NET Bible
At that the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth.
New Heart English Bible
The high priest, Ananias, commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth.
Noyes New Testament
And the highpriest, Ananias, commanded those who stood by him to smite him on the mouth.
Sawyer New Testament
And the chief priest Ananias commanded those standing by to strike him on the mouth.
The Emphasized Bible
And, the High-priest, Ananias, ordered them that stood by him, to be smiting him on the mouth.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Then the high-priest Ananias commanded those who stood by him to smite him on the mouth.
Twentieth Century New Testament
At this, the High Priest Ananias ordered the men standing near to strike him on the mouth;
Webster
And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him, to strike him on the mouth.
Weymouth New Testament
On hearing this the High Priest Ananias ordered those who were standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth.
Williams New Testament
At this the high priest Ananias ordered the people standing near him to strike him on the mouth.
World English Bible
The high priest, Ananias, commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth.
Worrell New Testament
And the high priest, Ananias, commanded those who stood by, to smite him on the mouth.
Worsley New Testament
but the high priest Ananias ordered those that stood next him, to smite him on the mouth.
Youngs Literal Translation
and the chief priest Ananias commanded those standing by him to smite him on the mouth,
Themes
Ananias » High priest, accuses paul
Ananias » High priest, before whom paul was tried
Court » Accused spoke in his own defense
The high priest » Duties of » Presiding in the superior court
religious Intolerance » The jewish leaders » In persecuting paul
Paul » Is brought before the sanhedrin; his defense
Priest » The function he served was superior to that of other priests » Judicial
Priest » Miscellaneous facts concerning » Paul brought before
Rulers' » Wicked » Instances of » Ananias, the high priest, commanding to strike paul
Smiting » Of the righteous, general references to
Suffering for righteousness' sake » Of the jews smiting of the righteous » General references to
Topics
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 23:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Paul Before The Council
1 And Paul, after looking intently at the council, said, Men, brothers, I have been a citizen in all good conscience to God until this day. 2 And the high priest Ananias ordered those who stood by him to strike his mouth. 3 Then Paul said to him, God is going to smite thee, a whitewashed wall. Thou even sit judging me according to the law, and violating law, thou command me to be struck?
Cross References
Acts 24:1
And after five days Ananias the high priest came down with the elders, and a certain orator, Tertullus, who appeared to the governor against Paul.
John 18:22
And when he said these things, one of the subordinates standing by gave a slap to Jesus, saying, Answer thou the high priest this way?
1 Kings 22:24
Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and smote Micaiah on the cheek, and said, Which way did the Spirit of LORD go from me to speak to thee?
Micah 5:1
Now thou shall gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops. He has laid siege against us. They shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.
Jeremiah 20:2
Then Pashhur smote Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the upper gate of Benjamin, which was in the house of LORD.
Matthew 26:67
Then they spat in his face and struck him with a fist. And some slapped him,