Parallel Verses
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.
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.
A Conservative Version
And the high priest Ananias ordered those who stood by him to strike his 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.
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
Interlinear
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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, looking fixedly at the Sanhedrin, said, My brothers, my life has been upright before God till this day. 2 And the high priest, Ananias, gave orders to those who were near him to give him a blow on the mouth. 3 Then Paul said to him, God will give blows to you, you whitewashed wall: are you here to be my judge by law, and by your orders am I given blows against the law?
Cross References
Acts 24:1
And after five days, the high priest, Ananias, came with certain of the rulers, and an expert talker, one Tertullus; and they made a statement to Felix against Paul.
John 18:22
When he said this, one of the police by his side gave him a blow with his open hand, saying, Do you give such an answer to the high priest?
1 Kings 22:24
Then Zedekiah, the son of Chenaanah, came near and gave Micaiah a blow on the side of the face, saying, Where is the spirit of the Lord whose word is in you?
Micah 5:1
Now you will give yourselves deep wounds for grief; they will put up a wall round us: they will give the judge of Israel a blow on the face with a rod.
Jeremiah 20:2
And Pashhur gave blows to Jeremiah and had his feet chained in a framework of wood in the higher doorway of Benjamin, which was in the house of the Lord.
Matthew 26:67
Then they put shame on him, and were cruel to him: and some gave him blows, saying,