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


In Context

1 And Paul having earnestly beheld the sanhedrim, said, 'Men, brethren, I in all good conscience have lived to God unto this day;'

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

3 then Paul said unto him, 'God is about to smite thee, thou whitewashed wall, and thou — thou dost sit judging me according to the law, and, violating law, dost order me to be smitten!'

4 And those who stood by said, 'The chief priest of God dost thou revile?'

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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

23:2At this the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near Paul to strike 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 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.