Acts 23:2

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • John 18:22 : 22 And he having said these things, one of the officers standing by did give Jesus a slap, saying, `Thus dost thou answer the chief priest?'
  • Acts 24:1 : 1 And after five days came down the chief priest Ananias, with the elders, and a certain orator -- Tertullus, and they made manifest to the governor `the things' against Paul;
  • 1 Kgs 22:24 : 24 And Zedekiah son of Chenaanah draweth nigh, and smiteth Micaiah on the cheek, and saith, `Where `is' this -- he hath passed over -- the Spirit of Jehovah -- from me to speak with thee?'
  • Mic 5:1 : 1 Now gather thyself together, O daughter of troops, A siege he hath laid against us, With a rod they smite on the cheek the judge of Israel.
  • Matt 26:67 : 67 Then did they spit in his face and buffet him, and others did slap,
  • Jer 20:2 : 2 and Pashhur smiteth Jeremiah the prophet, and putteth him unto the stocks, that `are' by the high gate of Benjamin, that `is' by the house of Jehovah.

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  • Acts 23:3-5
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    82%

    3then 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!'

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

    5and Paul said, `I did not know, brethren, that he is chief priest: for it hath been written, Of the ruler of thy people thou shalt not speak evil;'

  • John 18:22-24
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    22And he having said these things, one of the officers standing by did give Jesus a slap, saying, `Thus dost thou answer the chief priest?'

    23Jesus answered him, `If I spake ill, testify concerning the ill; and if well, why me dost thou smite?'

    24Annas then sent him bound to Caiaphas the chief priest.

  • Acts 24:1
    71%

    1And after five days came down the chief priest Ananias, with the elders, and a certain orator -- Tertullus, and they made manifest to the governor `the things' against Paul;

  • Acts 23:1
    71%

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

  • Acts 5:27
    70%

    27and having brought them, they set `them' in the sanhedrim, and the chief priest questioned them,

  • Luke 22:63-64
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    63And the men who were holding Jesus were mocking him, beating `him';

    64and having blindfolded him, they were striking him on the face, and were questioning him, saying, `Prophesy who he is who smote thee?'

  • Acts 9:12-14
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    70%

    12and he saw in a vision a man, by name Ananias, coming in, and putting a hand on him, that he may see again.'

    13And Ananias answered, `Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how many evils he did to Thy saints in Jerusalem,

    14and here he hath authority from the chief priests, to bind all those calling on Thy name.'

  • Acts 25:2
    69%

    2and the chief priest and the principal men of the Jews made manifest to him `the things' against Paul, and were calling on him,

  • Acts 22:12
    69%

    12and a certain one, Ananias, a pious man according to the law, being testified to by all the Jews dwelling `there',

  • Mark 14:65
    69%

    65and certain began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say to him, `Prophesy;' and the officers were striking him with their palms.

  • Acts 26:12
    69%

    12`In which things, also, going on to Damascus -- with authority and commission from the chief priests --

  • Matt 26:67-68
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    67Then did they spit in his face and buffet him, and others did slap,

    68saying, `Declare to us, O Christ, who he is that struck thee?'

  • Acts 9:1
    68%

    1And Saul, yet breathing of threatening and slaughter to the disciples of the Lord, having gone to the chief priest,

  • Acts 23:15
    68%

    15now, therefore, ye, signify ye to the chief captain, with the sanhedrim, that to-morrow he may bring him down unto you, as being about to know more exactly the things concerning him; and we, before his coming nigh, are ready to put him to death.'

  • Acts 7:1
    68%

    1And the chief priest said, `Are then these things so?'

  • Acts 5:5
    68%

    5and Ananias hearing these words, having fallen down, did expire, and great fear came upon all who heard these things,

  • Acts 16:22
    68%

    22And the multitude rose up together against them, and the magistrates having torn their garments from them, were commanding to beat `them' with rods,

  • Acts 6:12-13
    2 verses
    67%

    12They did stir up also the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and having come upon `him', they caught him, and brought `him' to the sanhedrim;

    13they set up also false witnesses, saying, `This one doth not cease to speak evil sayings against this holy place and the law,

  • Acts 24:20
    67%

    20or let these same say if they found any unrighteousness in me in my standing before the sanhedrim,

  • Acts 23:9
    67%

    9And there came a great cry, and the scribes of the Pharisees' part having arisen, were striving, saying, `No evil do we find in this man; and if a spirit spake to him, or a messenger, we may not fight against God;'

  • Acts 7:54
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    54And hearing these things, they were cut to the hearts, and did gnash the teeth at him;

  • Matt 26:62
    67%

    62And the chief priest having stood up, said to him, `Nothing thou dost answer! what do these witness against thee?

  • Acts 6:15
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    15and gazing at him, all those sitting in the sanhedrim saw his face as it were the face of a messenger.

  • Acts 22:24-25
    2 verses
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    24the chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, saying, `By scourges let him be examined;' that he might know for what cause they were crying so against him.

    25And as he was stretching him with the thongs, Paul said unto the centurion who was standing by, `A man, a Roman, uncondemned -- is it lawful to you to scourge;'

  • Acts 22:22
    67%

    22And they were hearing him unto this word, and they lifted up their voice, saying, `Away from the earth with such an one; for it is not fit for him to live.'

  • Acts 24:6-7
    2 verses
    67%

    6who also the temple did try to profane, whom also we took, and according to our law did wish to judge,

    7and Lysias the chief captain having come near, with much violence, out of our hands did take away,

  • 2 Chr 18:23
    67%

    23And Zedekiah son of Chenaanah cometh nigh, and smiteth Micaiah on the cheek, and saith, `Where `is' this -- the way the Spirit of Jehovah passed over from me to speak with thee?'

  • 1 Kgs 22:24
    67%

    24And Zedekiah son of Chenaanah draweth nigh, and smiteth Micaiah on the cheek, and saith, `Where `is' this -- he hath passed over -- the Spirit of Jehovah -- from me to speak with thee?'

  • Acts 21:32
    67%

    32who, at once, having taken soldiers and centurions, ran down upon them, and they having seen the chief captain and the soldiers, did leave off beating Paul.

  • Luke 22:50
    66%

    50And a certain one of them smote the servant of the chief priest, and took off his right ear,

  • Acts 25:15
    66%

    15about whom, in my being at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews laid information, asking a decision against him,

  • Acts 4:6
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    6and Annas the chief priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the chief priest,

  • Acts 9:10
    66%

    10And there was a certain disciple in Damascus, by name Ananias, and the Lord said unto him in a vision, `Ananias;' and he said, `Behold me, Lord;'

  • Acts 5:33
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    33And they having heard, were cut `to the heart', and were taking counsel to slay them,

  • Acts 22:19
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    19and I said, Lord, they -- they know that I was imprisoning and was scourging in every synagogue those believing on thee;

  • Acts 4:8
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    8Then Peter, having been filled with the Holy Spirit, said unto them: `Rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,

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    30and on the morrow, intending to know the certainty wherefore he is accused by the Jews, he did loose him from the bonds, and commanded the chief priests and all their sanhedrim to come, and having brought down Paul, he set `him' before them.

  • Acts 26:10
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    10which also I did in Jerusalem, and many of the saints I in prison did shut up, from the chief priests having received the authority; they also being put to death, I gave my vote against them,