Acts 23:3

Then the Paul says toward same, "The God is-being-about to-be-beating you, [supporting/building]wall/partition having-been-plastered/whitewashed, and you are-being-seated, judging me according-to the law, and aside-law-ing, are-ordering me to-be-being-beaten."

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James Version

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?

In Context

2Moreover, the chief-consecrated[i.e. chief priest], Ananias, sets-upon to{the[plural] having-stood-beside} to{same} to-be-beating the mouth of{same}.

4Moreover, the[plural] having-stood-beside say, "You-are-insulting the chief-consecrated[i.e. chief priest] of{the God}."

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Cross References

Matthew 23:27Woe to{you}, scribes and Pharisees, pretenders, that you-are-beside-like-izing[i.e. resembling] to{graves having-been-plastered/whitewashed}, the-which, on-one-hand, outwardly are-being-revealed timely; on-the-other-hand, inwardly are-brimming of{dead bones} and of{all unclean-ia}.

John 18:24So, the Annas sends-off/away same, having-been-bound, toward Caiaphas, the chief-consecrated[i.e. chief 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 →

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