Acts 23:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsActs 23:3 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
τότε
tóte
G5119
then
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
Παῦλος
Paûlos
G3972
Paul
πρὸς
prós
G4314
to
αὐτὸν
autós
G846
he
εἶπεν
légō
G3004
to say
τύπτειν
týptō
G5180
to strike
σε
sý
G4771
you
μέλλει
méllō
G3195
to be about
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
θεός
theós
G2316
God
τοῖχε
toîchos
G5109
wall
κεκονιαμένε
koniáō
G2867
to whitewash
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
σὺ
sý
G4771
you
κάθῃ
káthēmai
G2521
to sit down
κρίνων
krínō
G2919
to judge
με
egṓ
G1473
I
κατὰ
katá
G2596
down
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
νόμον
nómos
G3551
law
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
παρανομῶν
paranoméō
G3891
to break law
κελεύεις
keleúō
G2753
to command
με
egṓ
G1473
I
τύπτεσθαι
týptō
G5180
to strike
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then Paul said to him, "God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! Do you sit to judge me according to the law, and command me to be struck contrary to the law?"
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then Paul said to him, “God is about to strike you, you whitewashed wall! And do you sit judging me by the law and, acting contrary to the law, command me to be struck?”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).