At this, the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth.
Parallel translations
- WEB The high priest, Ananias, commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth.
- KJV And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth.
- NKJV And the high priest Ananias commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth.
- NASB But the high priest Ananias commanded those standing beside him to strike him on the mouth.
- NLT Instantly Ananias the high priest commanded those close to Paul to slap him on the mouth.
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Quick answer
The high priest Ananias orders Paul struck on the mouth. The supposed guardian of justice responds to Paul's honest words with violence.
Overview
Ananias son of Nebedaeus was a high priest known for greed and brutality. His command to strike Paul before any hearing flagrantly violates the law he claims to uphold. The injustice mirrors the treatment of Jesus before the same council (John 18:22), as Paul again shares in his Lord's sufferings.
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- John 18:22When Jesus had said this, one of the officers standing nearby slapped Him in the face and said, “Is this how You answer the high priest?”
- Acts 24:1Five days later the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and a lawyer named Tertullus, who presented to the governor their case against Paul.
- 1 Kgs 22:24Then Zedekiah son of Chenaanah went up, struck Micaiah in the face, and demanded, “Which way did the Spirit of the LORD go when He departed from me to speak with you?”
- Mic 5:1Now, O daughter of troops, mobilize your troops; for a siege is laid against us! With a rod they will strike the cheek of the judge of Israel.
- Matt 26:67Then they spit in His face and struck Him. Others slapped Him
- Jer 20:2he had Jeremiah the prophet beaten and put in the stocks at the Upper Gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the LORD.
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