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Acts 23:2

King James Version (KJV)

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And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth.

Acts 23:2 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Acts 23:2

Theological / Devotional

Ananias. A son of one Nebedaeus, appointed to the high priesthood by Herod, king of Chalcis (Josephus Antiquities xx. 5. 2).

Smite him. Paul’s declaration was equivalent to charging the Sanhedrin with hypocrisy. If Paul’s conduct was conscientious theirs obviously was not. Compare 1 Kings 22:24; Matt. 26:67; Luke 22:63, 64.

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