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Acts 23:3 — King James Version← Study notes

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 23:3Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 23:326 words
GreekMeaning
τότεtote
ThenadverbG5119
ho
thearticleG3588
ΠαῦλοςPaulos
PaulnounG3972
πρὸςpros
toprepositionG4314
αὐτὸνauton
himpronounG846
εἶπενeipen
saidverbG3004
ΤύπτεινTyptein
To strikeverbG5180
σεse
youpronounG4771
μέλλειmellei
is aboutverbG3195
ho
thearticleG3588
θεόςtheos
GodnounG2316
τοῖχεtoiche
wallnounG5109
κεκονιαμένεkekoniamene
whitewashedverbG2867
καὶkai
AndadverbG2532
σὺsy
you yourselfpronounG4771
κάθῃkathē
do you sitverbG2521
κρίνωνkrinōn
judgingverbG2919
μεme
mepronounG1473
κατὰkata
according toprepositionG2596
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
νόμονnomon
lawnounG3551
καὶkai
andwordG2532
παρανομῶνparanomōn
violating lawverbG3891
κελεύειςkeleueis
you commandverbG2753
μεme
mepronounG1473
τύπτεσθαιtyptesthai
to be struck?verbG5180
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 23:3

And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth. Then said Paul unto him, God shall smite you, you whited wall: for do you sit to judge me after the law, and commandest me to be smitten contrary to the law? And they that stood by said, Do you revile God's high priest? Then said Paul, I knew not, brethren, that he was the high priest: for it is written, You shall not speak evil of the ruler of your people. Acts 23:3-5 Because I knew not…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 48 on Acts
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