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Acts 23:3

Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! You sit here to judge me according to the law, yet you yourself violate the law by commanding that I be struck.”

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ASV

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?

KJV

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?

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26 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
τότεtoteThenG5119 →
ὁho<the>G3588 →
ΠαῦλοςPaulosPaulG3972 →
πρὸςprostoG4314 →
αὐτὸνautonhimG846 →
εἶπεν·eipensaid;G2036 →
τύπτεινtupteinTo strikeG5180 →
σεseyouG4771 →
μέλλειmelleiis aboutG3195 →
ὁho<the>G3588 →
θεός,theosGod,G2316 →
τοῖχεtoichewallG5109 →
κεκονιαμένε·kekoniamenewhitewashed!G2867 →
καὶkaiAndG2532 →
σὺsuyou yourselfG4771 →
κάθῃkathēdo you sitG2521 →
κρίνωνkrinōnjudgingG2919 →
μεmemeG3165 →
κατὰkataaccording toG2596 →
τὸνtontheG3588 →
νόμον,nomonlaw,G3551 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
παρανομῶνparanomōnviolating lawG3891 →
κελεύειςkeleueisyou commandG2753 →
μεmemeG3165 →
τύπτεσθαι;tuptesthaito be struck?G5180 →

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Matthew 23:27Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside, but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity.Deuteronomy 25:1–2If there is a dispute between men, they are to go to court to be judged, so that the innocent may be acquitted and the guilty condemned.John 7:51“Does our law convict a man without first hearing from him to determine what he has done?”Exodus 22:28You must not blaspheme God or curse the ruler of your people.Matthew 23:27–28Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside, but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity.Deuteronomy 16:19Do not deny justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.Job 34:18who says to kings, ‘You are worthless!’ and to nobles, ‘You are wicked,’Luke 11:44Woe to you! For you are like unmarked graves, which men walk over without even noticing.”Micah 3:8–11As for me, however, I am filled with power by the Spirit of the LORD, with justice and courage, to declare to Jacob his transgression and to Israel his sin.Leviticus 19:35You must not use dishonest measures of length, weight, or volume.Psalms 94:20Can a corrupt throne be Your ally— one devising mischief by decree?Psalms 58:1–2Do you indeed speak justly, O rulers? Do you judge uprightly, O sons of men?Psalms 82:1–2God presides in the divine assembly; He renders judgment among the gods:Leviticus 19:15You must not pervert justice; you must not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the rich; you are to judge your neighbor fairly.Amos 5:7There are those who turn justice into wormwood and cast righteousness to the ground.Ecclesiastes 3:16Furthermore, I saw under the sun that in the place of judgment there is wickedness, and in the place of righteousness there is wickedness.John 18:24Then Annas sent Him, still bound, to Caiaphas the high priest.

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