Acts 23:2

Acts 23:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth.
• New International Version (NIV)At this the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the high priest Ananias commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the high priest Ananias commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth.

Context of Acts 23:2

1Then Paul, looking intently at the Council (Sanhedrin, Jewish High Court), said, “Kinsmen, I have lived my life before God with a perfectly good conscience until this very day.” [At this] the high priest Ananias ordered those who stood beside him to strike Paul on the mouth. 3Then Paul said to him, “God is going to strike you, you whitewashed wall! Do you actually sit to judge me according to the Law, and yet in violation of the Law order me to be struck?” 4But those who stood near Paul said, “Are you insulting the high priest of God?”

Acts 23:2 word by word

ὁ δὲ ἀρχιερεὺς Ἁνανίας ἐπέταξεν τοῖς παρεστῶσιν αὐτῷ τύπτειν αὐτοῦ τὸ στόμα.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• the high priestἀρχιερεύςarchiereus · high-priestG749
• AnaniasἈνανίαςAnanias · AnaniasG367
• commandedἐπιτάσσωepitassō · to commandG2004
• stood byπαρίστημιparistēmi paristanō · to stand byG3936
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• to smiteτύπτωtuptō · to strikeG5180
• on the mouthστόμαstoma · mouthG4750

Cross-references for Acts 23:2

• Acts 24:1Five days later, the high priest Ananias came down [from Jerusalem to Caesarea] with some elders and an attorney named Tertullus [acting as spokesman and counsel]. They presented to the governor their [formal] charges against Paul.
• 1 Kings 22:24But Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah approached and struck Micaiah on the cheek and said, “How did the Spirit of the Lord pass from me to speak to you?”
• Jeremiah 20:2Then Pashhur beat Jeremiah the prophet and put him in the stocks that were at the upper Benjamin Gate by the house of the Lord.
• Micah 5:1“Now gather yourself in troops, O daughter of troops; A state of siege has been placed against us. They shall strike the ruler of Israel on the cheek with a rod (scepter).
• Matthew 26:67Then they spat in His face and struck Him with their fists; and some slapped Him,
• John 18:22But when He said this, one of the officers who was standing nearby struck Jesus [in the face], saying, “Is that how You answer the high priest?”

Commentaries on Acts 23:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2The high priest, Ananias - There was a high priest of this name, who was sent a prisoner to Rome by Quadratus, governor of Syria, to give an account of the part he took in the quarrel between the Jews and the Samaritans; see Joseph. Antiq. lib. xx. cap. 6, s. 8; but whether he ever returned again to Jerusalem, says Dr. Lightfoot, is uncertain; still more uncertain whether he was ever restored to the office of high priest; and most uncertain of all whether…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2And the high priest Ananias - This Ananias was doubtless the son of Nebedinus (Josephus, Antiq., book 20, chapter 5, section 3), who was high priest when Quadratus, who preceded Felix, was president of Syria. He was sent bound to Rome by Quadratus, at the same time with Ananias, the prefect of the temple, that they might give an account of their conduct to Claudius Caesar (Josephus, Antiq., book 20, chapter 6, section 2). But in consequence of the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2Ananias was the Jewish high priest from AD 47 to 58. strike him: Ananias had the apostle struck because he thought Paul was lying and wanted to scare him.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. the high priest ... commanded ... to smite him on the mouth--a method of silencing a speaker common in the East to this day [Hacket]. But for a judge thus to treat a prisoner on his "trial," for merely prefacing his defense by a protestation of his integrity, was infamous.Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 23:2

• Ananias
• Court
• Defense
• Intolerance, Religious
• Paul
• Priest
• Rulers

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Commentaries on Acts 23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings