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Acts 23:3 KJV
Acts · chapter 23 · verse 3 · King James Version
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?Acts 23:3 · King James Version
Acts 23:3 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?
5Then 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.
Key words (Strong's)
- sittestkathēmaito sit down, seat one's self, to sit, be seated, of a place occupied, to have a fixed…G2521 →
- whitedkoniaōto cover with lime, plaster over, whitewash, the Jews were accustomed to whitewash the…G2867 →
- smitetyptōto strike, beat, smite, with a staff, a whip, the fist, the hand, of mourners, to smite…G5180 →
- judgekrinōto separate, put asunder, to pick out, select, choose, to approve, esteem, to prefer, to…G2919 →
- afterkatadown from, through out, according to, toward, alongG2596 →
- saideiponto speak, sayG2036 →
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