Acts 23:2
“And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Acts 23:2 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
At this, the high priest Ananias ordered the men standing near to strike him on the mouth;
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Der Hohepriester Ananias aber befahl denen, die bei ihm standen, ihn auf den Mund zu schlagen.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
El príncipe de los sacerdotes, Ananías, mandó entonces á los que estaban delante de él, que le hiriesen en la boca.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Mas o sumo sacerdote Ananias mandou aos que estavam perto dele, que o espancassem na boca.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
O sumo sacerdote Ananias ordenou àqueles que estavam próximos a Paulo para que o ferissem na boca.
📖 Acts 23:2 in Context
1And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.
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: for sittest thou to judge me after the law, and commandest me to be smitten contrary to the law?
4And they that stood by said, Revilest thou God’s high priest?
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