Acts 23:2

New Living Translation

Instantly Ananias the high priest commanded those close to Paul to slap him on the mouth.

Cross References

1 Kings 22:24

Then Zedekiah son of Kenaanah walked up to Micaiah and slapped him across the face. “Since when did the Spirit of the Lord leave me to speak to you?” he demanded.

2 Chronicles 18:23

Then Zedekiah son of Kenaanah walked up to Micaiah and slapped him across the face. “Since when did the Spirit of the Lord leave me to speak to you?” he demanded.

Job 16:10

People jeer and laugh at me. They slap my cheek in contempt. A mob gathers against me.

Jeremiah 20:2

So he arrested Jeremiah the prophet and had him whipped and put in stocks at the Benjamin Gate of the Lord’s Temple.

Micah 5:1

Mobilize! Marshal your troops! The enemy is laying siege to Jerusalem. They will strike Israel’s leader in the face with a rod.

Matthew 26:67

Then they began to spit in Jesus’ face and beat him with their fists. And some slapped him,

John 18:22

Then one of the Temple guards standing nearby slapped Jesus across the face. “Is that the way to answer the high priest?” he demanded.

John 18:23

Jesus replied, “If I said anything wrong, you must prove it. But if I’m speaking the truth, why are you beating me?”

Acts 24:1

Five days later Ananias, the high priest, arrived with some of the Jewish elders and the lawyer Tertullus, to present their case against Paul to the governor.