Acts 23:2

New English Translation

At that the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth.

Cross References

1 Kings 22:24

Zedekiah son of Kenaanah approached, hit Micaiah on the jaw, and said, “Which way did the Lord’s spirit go when he went from me to speak to you?”

2 Chronicles 18:23

Zedekiah son of Kenaanah approached, hit Micaiah on the jaw, and said, “Which way did the Lord’s spirit go when he went from me to speak to you?”

Job 16:10

People have opened their mouths against me, they have struck my cheek in scorn; they unite together against me.

Jeremiah 20:2

When he heard Jeremiah’s prophecy, he had the prophet flogged. Then he put him in the stocks which were at the Upper Gate of Benjamin in the Lord’s temple.

Micah 5:1

(4:14) But now slash yourself, daughter surrounded by soldiers! We are besieged! With a scepter they strike Israel’s ruler on the side of his face.

Matthew 26:67

Then they spat in his face and struck him with their fists. And some slapped him,

John 18:22

When Jesus had said this, one of the high priest’s officers who stood nearby struck him on the face and said, “Is that the way you answer the high priest?”

John 18:23

Jesus replied, “If I have said something wrong, confirm what is wrong. But if I spoke correctly, why strike me?”

Acts 24:1

After five days the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and an attorney named Tertullus, and they brought formal charges against Paul to the governor.