2At this the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth.


In Context

1 Paul looked straight at the Sanhedrin and said, "My brothers, I have fulfilled my duty to God in all good conscience to this day."

2 At this the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth.

3 Then Paul said to him, "God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! You sit there to judge me according to the law, yet you yourself violate the law by commanding that I be struck!"

4 Those who were standing near Paul said, "You dare to insult God's high priest?"

Acts 23:2 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:2And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

23:2And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to strike him on the mouth.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

23:2And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:2But the high priest Ananias ordered those standing by him to smite his mouth.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

23:2And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:2And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him, to strike him on the mouth.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:2The high priest, Ananias, commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

23:2and the chief priest Ananias commanded those standing by him to smite him on the mouth,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:2And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth.