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Acts 23

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35 verses in KJV · 270 outgoing cross-reference links

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Opening verses of Acts 23 (KJV)

23:1 And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men [and] brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.

23:2 And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth.

23:3 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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Historical / attribution context

Traditional writer attribution: Luke

Approximate study chronology: c. AD 60

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