Acts 23:2
And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth.
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- John 18:22 : 22 And when he had thus spoken, one of the officers which stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, Answerest thou the high priest so?
- Acts 24:1 : 1 And after five days Ananias the high priest descended with the elders, and with a certain orator named Tertullus, who informed the governor against Paul.
- 1 Kgs 22:24 : 24 But Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and smote Micaiah on the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the LORD from me to speak unto thee?
- Mic 5:1 : 1 Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.
- Matt 26:67 : 67 Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote him with the palms of their hands,
- Jer 20:2 : 2 Then Pashur smote emiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the high gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the LORD.
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3 Then said Paul unto him, God shall smite thee, thou whited wall: for sittest thou to judge me after the law, and commandest me to be smitten contrary to the law?
4 And they that stood by said, Revilest thou God's high priest?
5 Then said Paul, I wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people.
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22 And when he had thus spoken, one of the officers which stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, Answerest thou the high priest so?
23 Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil: but if well, why smitest thou me?
24 Now Annas had sent him bound unto Caiaphas the high priest.
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1 And after five days Ananias the high priest descended with the elders, and with a certain orator named Tertullus, who informed the governor against Paul.
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1 And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.
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27 And when they had brought them, they set them before the council: and the high priest asked them,
- Luke 22:63-642 verses70%
63 And the men that held Jesus mocked him, and smote him.
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12 And hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in, and putting his hand on him, that he might receive his sight.
13 Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem:
14 And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name.
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2 Then the high priest and the chief of the Jews informed him against Paul, and besought him,
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12 And one Ananias, a devout man cording to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there,
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65 And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say unto him, Prophesy: and the servants did strike him with the palms of their hands.
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12 Whereupon as I went to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests,
- Matt 26:67-682 verses69%
67 Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote him with the palms of their hands,
68 Saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ, Who is he that smote thee?
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1 And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,
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15 Now therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he bring him down unto you to morrow, as though ye would inquire something more perfectly concerning him: and we, or ever he come near, are ready to kill him.
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1 Then said the high priest, Are these things so?
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5 And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things.
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22 And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them.
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12 And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the council,
13 And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy ple, and the law:
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20 Or else let these same here say, if they have found any evil doing in me, while I stood before the council,
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9 And there arose a great cry: and the scribes that were of the Pharisees' part arose, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God.
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54 When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth.
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62 And the high priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee?
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24 The chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, and bade that he should be examined by scourging; that he might know wherefore they cried so against him.
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22 And they gave him audience unto this word, and then lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.
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7 But the chief captain Lysias came upon us, and with great violence took him away out of our hands,
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23 Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and smote Micaiah upon the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the LORD from me to speak unto thee?
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24 But Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and smote Micaiah on the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the LORD from me to speak unto thee?
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32 Who immediately took soldiers and centurions, and ran down unto them: and when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers, they left beating of Paul.
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50 And one of them smote the servant of the high priest, and cut off his right ear.
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15 About whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, desiring to have judgment against him.
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10 And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and to him said the Lord in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I am here, Lord.
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30 On the morrow, because he would have known the certainty wherefore he was cused of the Jews, he loosed him from his bands, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down, and set him before them.
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10 Which thing I also did in Jerusalem: and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I gave my voice against them.