Acts 23:3
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?
King James Version
In Context
2And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth.
4And they that stood by said, Revilest thou God’s high priest?
Cross References
Leviticus 19:35Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure.
Psalms 58:1Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?
Psalms 94:20Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?
Amos 5:7Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth,
Matthew 23:27Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men’s bones, and of all uncleanness.
John 18:24Now Annas had sent him bound unto Caiaphas the high priest.
Matthew Henry on Acts 23:2-6
Paul's Second Defence. 1 And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day. 2 And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth. 3 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? 4 And they that stood by said, Revilest thou God's high priest? 5 Then said Paul, I wist not, brethren, that… Read the whole commentary →