Acts 23:2
Acts 23:2 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
And the high priest Ananias commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth.
Acts 23:1-3 The Message (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!”
Acts 23:2 King James Version (KJV)
And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth.
Acts 23:2 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
The high priest Ananias commanded those standing beside him to strike him on the mouth.
Acts 23:2 New Century Version (NCV)
Ananias, the high priest, heard this and told the men who were standing near Paul to hit him on the mouth.
Acts 23:2 American Standard Version (ASV)
And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth.
Acts 23:2 New International Version (NIV)
At this the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth.
Acts 23:2 New King James Version (NKJV)
And the high priest Ananias commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth.
Acts 23:2 Amplified Bible (AMP)
[At this] the high priest Ananias ordered those who stood beside him to strike Paul on the mouth.
Acts 23:2 New Living Translation (NLT)
Instantly Ananias the high priest commanded those close to Paul to slap him on the mouth.