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Matthew 23:27
New King James Version
Matthew 23:27
New King James Version
27 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! (A)For you are like whitewashed tombs which indeed appear beautiful outwardly, but inside are full of dead men’s bones and all uncleanness.
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Matthew 23:27
New American Standard Bible
Matthew 23:27
New American Standard Bible
27 “(A)Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which on the outside appear beautiful, but inside they are full of dead men’s bones and all uncleanness.
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Matthew 23:27
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Matthew 23:27
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27 “Woe to you, [self-righteous] scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which look beautiful on the outside, but inside are full of dead men’s bones and everything unclean.
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Matthew 23:27
New International Version
Matthew 23:27
New International Version
27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs,(A) which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean.
Matthew 23:27
King James Version
Matthew 23:27
King James Version
27 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.
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Acts 23:2-3
New King James Version
Acts 23:2-3
New King James Version
2 And the high priest Ananias commanded those who stood by him (A)to strike him on the mouth. 3 Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! For you sit to judge me according to the law, and (B)do you command me to be struck contrary to the law?”
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Acts 23:2-3
New American Standard Bible
Acts 23:2-3
New American Standard Bible
2 But the high priest (A)Ananias commanded those standing beside him (B)to strike him on the mouth. 3 Then Paul said to him, “God is going to strike you, (C)you whitewashed wall! Do you (D)sit to try me according to the Law, and in violation of the Law, order me to be struck?”
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Acts 23:2-3
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Acts 23:2-3
Amplified Bible
2 [At this] the high priest [a]Ananias ordered those who stood beside him to strike Paul on the mouth. 3 Then Paul said to him, “God is going to strike you, you [b]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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- Acts 23:2 Ananias served as high priest from a.d. 47-59. He was a violent man who had close ties to Rome and was assassinated by his own people about a.d. 66.
- Acts 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.
Acts 23:2-3
New International Version
Acts 23:2-3
New International Version
2 At this the high priest Ananias(A) ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth.(B) 3 Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall!(C) You sit there to judge me according to the law, yet you yourself violate the law by commanding that I be struck!”(D)
Acts 23:2-3
King James Version
Acts 23:2-3
King James Version
2 And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth.
3 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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