Acts 23:4

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And they that stood by said, Revilest thou God's high priest?

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

🎯 Translation Approach

A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

✅ Strengths

High fidelity to original languages
Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Acts 23:5
82%
5And Paul said, I knew not, brethren, that he was high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of a ruler of thy people.
Acts 23:2-3
2 verses
79%
2And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth.
3Then said Paul unto him, God shall smite thee, thou whited wall: and sittest thou to judge me according to the law, and commandest me to be smitten contrary to the law?
Matt 26:61-63
3 verses
77%
61and said, This man said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.
62And the high priest stood up, and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee?
63But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou art the Christ, the Son of God.
Mark 14:60-61
2 verses
76%
60And the high priest stood up in the midst, and asked Jesus, saying, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee?
61But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and saith unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?
Luke 23:10
76%
10And the chief priests and the scribes stood, {G2723} vehemently accusing him.
John 18:21-23
3 verses
75%
21Why askest thou me? Ask them that have heard [me], what I spake unto them: behold, these know the things which I said.
22And when he had said this, one of the officers standing by struck Jesus with his hand, saying, Answerest thou the high priest so?
23Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil: but if well, why smitest thou me?
Acts 7:1
75%
1And the high priest said, Are {G687} these things so?
Matt 27:39-41
3 verses
75%
39And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads,
40and saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself: if thou art the Son of God, come down from the cross.
41In like manner also the chief priests mocking [him], with the scribes and elders, said,
Matt 26:65-66
2 verses
75%
65Then the high priest rent his garments, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy: what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard the blasphemy:
66what think ye? They answered and said, He is worthy of death.
Acts 5:27
73%
27And when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest asked them,
Acts 24:19-20
2 verses
73%
19who ought to have been here before thee, and to make accusation, if they had aught against me.
20Or else let these men themselves say what wrong-doing they found when I stood before the council,
Acts 6:11-13
3 verses
73%
11Then they suborned men, who said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and [against] God.
12And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and seized him, and brought him into the council,
13and set up false witnesses, who said, This man ceaseth not to speak {G989} words against this holy place, and the law:
Luke 22:64-66
3 verses
72%
64And they blindfolded him, and asked him, saying, Prophesy: who is he that struck thee?
65And many other things spake they against him, reviling him.
66And as soon as it was day, the assembly of the elders of the people was gathered together, both chief priests and scribes; and they led him away into their council, saying,
Mark 14:63-64
2 verses
72%
63And the high priest rent his clothes, and saith, What further need have we of witnesses?
64Ye have heard the blasphemy: what think ye? And they all condemned him to be worthy of death.
Acts 23:9
72%
9And there arose a great clamor: and some of the scribes of the Pharisees part stood up, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: and what if a spirit hath spoken to him, or an angel?
Mark 15:29
71%
29And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ha! Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days,
Luke 23:2
71%
2And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this man perverting our nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ a king.
Acts 25:2
71%
2And the chief priests and the principal men of the Jews informed him against Paul; and they besought him,
Acts 4:6-8
3 verses
71%
6and Annas the high priest [was there], and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest.
7And when they had set them in the midst, they inquired, By what power, or in what name, have ye done this?
8Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders,
Mark 15:3-4
2 verses
71%
3And the chief priests accused him of many things.
4And Pilate again asked him, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they accuse thee of.
Acts 4:1
70%
1And as they spake unto the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them,
Acts 22:22-23
2 verses
70%
22And they gave him audience unto this word; and they lifted up their voice, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.
23And as they cried out, and threw off their garments, and cast dust into the air,
Luke 23:35
70%
35And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also scoffed at him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if this is the Christ of God, his chosen.
Matt 26:68
70%
68saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ: who is he that struck thee?
Acts 25:15
70%
15about whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed [me], asking for sentence against him.
Matt 21:23
70%
23And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?
Luke 22:52
70%
52And Jesus said unto the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and elders, that were come against him, Are ye come out, as against a robber, with swords and staves?
Exod 22:28
70%
28Thou shalt not revile God, nor curse a ruler of thy people.
John 19:3
69%
3and they came unto him, and said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they struck him with their hands.
Acts 4:19
69%
19But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it is right in the sight of God to hearken unto you rather than unto God, judge ye:
Acts 26:30
69%
30And the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them: