Acts 23:3

Acts 23:3 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

3Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! You sit there to judge me according to the law, yet you yourself violate the law by commanding that I be struck!”

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

3Then Paul said to him, “God is going to strike you, you whitewashed wall! Do you sit to try me according to the Law, and in violation of the Law, order me to be struck?”

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New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

3Then Paul said to him, “God is going to strike you, you whitewashed wall! Do you sit to try me according to the Law, and in violation of the Law order me to be struck?”

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

3Then Paul said to him, “God is going to strike you, you 23:3 Paul probably is referring to the outside wall of a tomb, which was considered ritually unclean and polluted. Tombs were usually whitewashed on the outside so that passers-by could see them more clearly and avoid contact with them.whitewashed wall! Do you actually sit to judge me according to the Law, and yet in violation of the Law order me to be struck?”

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

3Then 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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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

3Then Paul said to him, “You pretender! God will hit you! You sit there and judge me by the law. But you yourself broke the law when you commanded them to hit me!”

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