Then Zedekiah son of Chenaanah came up, hit Micaiah on the cheek, and demanded, ‘Did the Spirit of the Lord leave me to speak to you? ’
Acts 23:3 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Then Paul said to him, ‘God is going to strike you, you whitewashed wall! You are sitting there judging me according to the law, and yet in violation of the law are you ordering me to be struck? ’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then Paul said to him, God is about to strike you, you whitewashed wall! Do you sit as a judge to try me in accordance with the Law, and yet in defiance of the Law you order me to be struck? American Standard Version (1901) Then said Paul unto him, God shall smite thee, thou whited wall: and sittest thou to judge me according to the law, and commandest me to be smitten contrary to the law? Common English Bible Then Paul said to him, “God is about to strike you, you whitewashed wall! You sit and judge me according to the Law, yet disobey the Law by ordering that I be struck.” Catholic Public Domain Version Then Paul said to him: "God shall strike you, you whitewashed wall! For would you sit and judge me according to the law, when, contrary to the law, you order me to be struck?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Then Paul said to him: God shall strike thee, thou whited wall. For sittest thou to judge me according to the law, and contrary to the law commandest me to be struck? |
Then Zedekiah son of Chenaanah came up, hit Micaiah on the cheek, and demanded, ‘Did the Spirit of the Lord leave me to speak to you? ’
I also observed under the sun: there is wickedness at the place of judgement and there is wickedness at the place of righteousness.
‘Do not act unjustly when deciding a case. Do not be partial to the poor or give preference to the rich; judge your neighbour fairly.
Those who turn justice into wormwood also throw righteousness to the ground.
‘Our law doesn’t judge a man before it hears from him and knows what he’s doing, does it? ’