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Acts 23:2
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KJ21
And the high priest Ananias commanded those who stood by him to smite him on the mouth.
ASV
And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth.
AMP
[At this] the high priest Ananias ordered those who stood beside him to strike Paul on the mouth.
AMPC
At this the high priest Ananias ordered those who stood near him to strike him on the mouth.
BRG
And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth.
CSB
The high priest Ananias ordered those who were standing next to him to strike him on the mouth.
CSBA
The high priest Ananias ordered those who were standing next to him to strike him on the mouth.
CEB
The high priest Ananias ordered those standing beside Paul to strike him in the mouth.
CJB
But the cohen hagadol, Hananyah, ordered those standing near him to strike him on the mouth.
CEV
Then Ananias the high priest ordered the men standing beside Paul to hit him on the mouth.
DARBY
But the high priest Ananias ordered those standing by him to smite his mouth.
DLNT
And the high priest Ananias commanded the ones standing near him to strike his mouth.
DRA
And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to strike him on the mouth.
ERV
Ananias, the high priest, was there. When he heard this, he told the men who were standing near Paul to hit him in the mouth.
EASY
The most important priest, who was called Ananias, heard Paul's words. He said to the men who were near Paul, ‘Hit that man on his mouth!’
EHV
But the high priest Ananias ordered those who were standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth.
ESV
And the high priest Ananias commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth.
ESVUK
And the high priest Ananias commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth.
EXB
Ananias, the high priest [C high priest from ad 47 to 58; not the man named in 22:12], heard this and told the men who were standing near Paul to ·hit [strike] him on the mouth.
GNV
Then the high Priest Ananias commanded them that stood by, to smite him on the mouth.
GW
The chief priest Ananias ordered the men standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth.
GNT
The High Priest Ananias ordered those who were standing close to Paul to strike him on the mouth.
HCSB
But the high priest Ananias ordered those who were standing next to him to strike him on the mouth.
ICB
Ananias, the high priest, heard this and told the men who were standing near Paul to hit him on his mouth.
ISV
Then the high priest Ananias ordered the men standing near him to strike him on the mouth.
PHILLIPS
Paul looked steadily at the Sanhedrin and spoke to them, “men and brothers, I have lived my life with a perfectly clear conscience before God up to the present day—” Then Ananias the High Priest ordered those who were standing near to strike him in the mouth. At this Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you white-washed wall! How dare you sit there judging me by the Law and give orders for me to be struck, which is clean contrary to the Law?”
JUB
And the prince of the priests, Ananias, commanded those that stood by him to smite him on the mouth.
KJV
And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth.
AKJV
And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth.
LSB
And the high priest Ananias commanded those standing beside him to strike him on the mouth.
LEB
So the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near him to strike his mouth.
TLB
Instantly Ananias the High Priest commanded those close to Paul to slap him on the mouth.
MSG
Paul surveyed the members of the council with a steady gaze, and then said his piece: “Friends, I’ve lived with a clear conscience before God all my life, up to this very moment.” That set the Chief Priest Ananias off. He ordered his aides to slap Paul in the face. Paul shot back, “God will slap you down! What a fake you are! You sit there and judge me by the Law and then break the Law by ordering me slapped around!”
MEV
The high priest Ananias ordered those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth.
MOUNCE
At that the · high priest Ananias ordered those standing near him to strike him on the mouth.
NOG
The chief priest Ananias ordered the men standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth.
NABRE
The high priest Ananias ordered his attendants to strike his mouth.
NASB
But the high priest Ananias commanded those standing beside him to strike him on the mouth.
NASB1995
The high priest Ananias commanded those standing beside him to strike him on the mouth.
NCB
At this, the high priest Ananias ordered his attendants to strike him on the mouth.
NCV
Ananias, the high priest, heard this and told the men who were standing near Paul to hit him on the mouth.
NET
At that the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth.
NIRV
Ananias the high priest heard this. So he ordered the men standing near Paul to hit him on the mouth.
NIV
At this the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth.
NIVUK
At this the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth.
NKJV
And the high priest Ananias commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth.
NLV
Then Ananias, the head religious leader, told those standing near him to hit him on the mouth.
NLT
Instantly Ananias the high priest commanded those close to Paul to slap him on the mouth.
NMB
Then the high priest Ananias commanded those who stood by to strike him on the mouth.
NRSVA
Then the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near him to strike him on the mouth.
NRSVACE
Then the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near him to strike him on the mouth.
NRSVCE
Then the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near him to strike him on the mouth.
NRSVUE
Then the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near him to strike him on the mouth.
NTFE
Ananias, the high priest, ordered the bystanders to strike Paul on the mouth.
OJB
And the Kohen Gadol Chananyah ordered the ones standing by Rav Sha’ul to strike his mouth.
RGT
Then the High Priest, Ananias, commanded those who stood by to strike him on the mouth.
RSV
And the high priest Anani′as commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth.
RSVCE
And the high priest Anani′as commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth.
TLV
But the kohen gadol Ananias ordered those standing by him to strike him on the mouth.
VOICE
Ananias the high priest signaled those standing near Paul to hit him on the mouth.
WEB
The high priest, Ananias, commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth.
WE
Ananias, the high priest, said to those who were standing near Paul, `Hit his mouth!'
WYC
And Ananias, prince of priests, commanded to men that stood nigh to him, that they should smite his mouth. [Soothly Ananias, prince of priests, commanded to men standing nigh, to smite his mouth.]
YLT
and the chief priest Ananias commanded those standing by him to smite him on the mouth,
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