Acts 23:2

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But the high priest Ananias ordered those standing nearby to strike him on the mouth.

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  • John 18:22 : 22 When Jesus said this, one of the officers standing nearby struck him with his hand, saying, 'Is this how you answer the high priest?'
  • Acts 24:1 : 1 After five days, the high priest Ananias went down with some elders and a lawyer named Tertullus, and they presented their case against Paul to the governor.
  • 1 Kgs 22:24 : 24 Then Zedekiah son of Chenaanah went up and slapped Micaiah on the cheek and demanded, 'Which way did the spirit of the LORD go when he left me to speak to you?'
  • Mic 5:1 : 1 But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come one for me to be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times.
  • Matt 26:67 : 67 Then they spat in His face and struck Him. Others slapped Him,
  • Jer 20:2 : 2 he had Jeremiah the prophet beaten and put in the stocks at the Upper Gate of Benjamin in the temple of the LORD.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Acts 23:3-5
    3 verses
    82%

    3Then Paul said to him, 'God is going to strike you, you whitewashed wall! Do you sit there judging me according to the law, yet in violation of the law you order me to be struck?'

    4But those standing near said, 'Are you insulting God's high priest?'

    5Paul replied, 'I did not realize, brothers, that he is the high priest; for it is written: “You must not speak evil of a ruler of your people.”'

  • John 18:22-24
    3 verses
    74%

    22When Jesus said this, one of the officers standing nearby struck him with his hand, saying, 'Is this how you answer the high priest?'

    23Jesus replied, 'If I said something wrong, testify about what is wrong. But if I spoke the truth, why do you hit me?'

    24Then Annas sent him, still bound, to Caiaphas the high priest.

  • Acts 24:1
    71%

    1After five days, the high priest Ananias went down with some elders and a lawyer named Tertullus, and they presented their case against Paul to the governor.

  • Acts 23:1
    71%

    1Gazing intently at the council, Paul said, 'Brothers, I have lived my life with a clear conscience before God up to this day.'

  • Acts 5:27
    70%

    27Having brought the apostles, they made them appear before the Sanhedrin to be questioned by the high priest.

  • Luke 22:63-64
    2 verses
    70%

    63The men who were holding Jesus began mocking and beating him.

    64They blindfolded him, struck him in the face, and demanded, 'Prophesy! Who hit you?'

  • Acts 9:12-14
    3 verses
    70%

    12In a vision, he has seen a man named Ananias coming in and placing his hands on him so that he might regain his sight."

    13Ananias answered, "Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem.

    14And here he has authority from the chief priests to arrest all who call on Your name.

  • Acts 25:2
    69%

    2The chief priest and the leaders of the Jews brought charges against Paul and were urging Festus.

  • Acts 22:12
    69%

    12A man named Ananias, a devout observer of the law who was well spoken of by all the Jews living there,

  • Mark 14:65
    69%

    65Then some began to spit on him. They blindfolded him, struck him with their fists, and said, "Prophesy!" And the guards took him and beat him.

  • Acts 26:12
    69%

    12In this pursuit, I was traveling to Damascus with the authority and commission from the chief priests.

  • Matt 26:67-68
    2 verses
    69%

    67Then they spat in His face and struck Him. Others slapped Him,

    68mocking and saying, "Prophesy to us, Christ! Who hit you?"

  • Acts 9:1
    68%

    1But Saul, still breathing out threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, approached the high priest.

  • Acts 23:15
    68%

    15Now then, you and the council should notify the commander to bring Paul down to you, as though you are going to investigate his case more thoroughly. We are ready to kill him before he gets here.

  • Acts 7:1
    68%

    1Then the high priest asked, 'Are these charges true?'

  • Acts 5:5
    68%

    5When Ananias heard these words, he fell down and died. And great fear came upon all who heard about it.

  • Acts 16:22
    68%

    22The crowd joined in the attack against them, and the magistrates ordered them to be stripped and beaten with rods.

  • Acts 6:12-13
    2 verses
    67%

    12They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes. They came upon him, seized him, and brought him to the council.

    13They presented false witnesses who said, 'This man never stops speaking blasphemous words against this holy place and the law.'

  • Acts 24:20
    67%

    20Or let these men here state what wrongdoing they found in me when I stood before the Sanhedrin.

  • Acts 23:9
    67%

    9A loud outcry arose, and some of the scribes of the Pharisees’ party stood up and argued vehemently, saying, 'We find nothing wrong with this man! What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?'

  • Acts 7:54
    67%

    54When the members of the Sanhedrin heard this, they were furious and gnashed their teeth at him.

  • Matt 26:62
    67%

    62Then the high priest stood up and said to Him, "Are You not going to answer? What is this testimony that these men are bringing against You?"

  • Acts 6:15
    67%

    15All who were sitting in the council looked intently at him and saw that his face was like the face of an angel.

  • Acts 22:24-25
    2 verses
    67%

    24the commander ordered him to be brought into the barracks and directed that he be interrogated under flogging to understand the reason they were shouting against him like this.

    25As they stretched him out for the lash, Paul said to the centurion standing there, 'Is it lawful for you to flog a Roman citizen who hasn’t been condemned?'

  • Acts 22:22
    67%

    22They listened to him until this statement. Then they raised their voices, shouting, 'Rid the earth of this man! He should not be allowed to live!'

  • Acts 24:6-7
    2 verses
    67%

    6He even tried to desecrate the temple, so we arrested him and wanted to judge him according to our law.

    7But Lysias, the commander, came and intervened with great force, taking him out of our hands.

  • 2 Chr 18:23
    67%

    23Then Zedekiah son of Kenaanah went up and slapped Micaiah in the face. 'Which way did the Spirit of the LORD go when he left me to speak to you?' he asked.

  • 1 Kgs 22:24
    67%

    24Then Zedekiah son of Chenaanah went up and slapped Micaiah on the cheek and demanded, 'Which way did the spirit of the LORD go when he left me to speak to you?'

  • Acts 21:32
    67%

    32At once, he took soldiers and centurions and ran down to the crowd. When the people saw the commander and his soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.

  • Luke 22:50
    66%

    50And one of them struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear.

  • Acts 25:15
    66%

    15When I was in Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews brought charges against him, requesting a judgment against him.

  • Acts 4:6
    66%

    6Also present were Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and others from the high-priestly family.

  • Acts 9:10
    66%

    10There was a disciple in Damascus named Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision, "Ananias." He replied, "Here I am, Lord."

  • Acts 5:33
    66%

    33When they heard this, they were infuriated and wanted to kill them.

  • Acts 22:19
    66%

    19But I said, 'Lord, they themselves know that I used to imprison and beat those who believed in You in the synagogues.

  • Acts 4:8
    66%

    8Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, 'Rulers of the people and elders of Israel,'

  • Mark 14:60
    66%

    60Then the high priest stood up before them and questioned Jesus, "Are you not going to answer? What is this testimony that these men are bringing against you?"

  • Acts 22:30
    66%

    30The next day, wanting to know for certain why Paul was being accused by the Jews, the commander released him and ordered the chief priests and the entire council to assemble. Then he brought Paul down and had him stand before them.

  • Acts 26:10
    66%

    10And that is what I did in Jerusalem. I locked up many of the saints in prison, having received authority from the chief priests. And when they were condemned to death, I cast my vote against them.