1 Kings 22:24; Acts 24:1; Jeremiah 20:2; John 18:22; Micah 5:1; Matthew 26:67
And the high priest Ananias - This Ananias was doubtless the son of Nebedinus (Josephus, Antiq. , book 20, chapter 5, section 3), who was high p...
(2) And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth. (2) Hypocrites are forced at length to betray themselves...
Acts 22:30 to Acts 23:10 . Paul Before the Sanhedrin. This is a difficult section, and does not advance the action. Unless the proceedings took...
Ananias . Son of Nedebaeus. He was murdered by. band of the Sicarii some years after, being caught in an aqueduct where he had concealed himself (Jo...
− 2. And the chief priest. Luke’s narration seemeth not to agree with the usual history; for Josephus writeth thus concerning the high pries...
And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth. The high priest, Ananias - There was a high priest of this na...
The high priest Ananias— He was the son of Nebedoeus, and by his station head of the sanhedrim. He had before this been sent in chains to Rome, t...
And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth. And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood...
St. Paul sent to Cæesarea 1. St. Paul often asserts his good conscience before God and man: see Acts 22:3 ; Acts 24:16 .
Ananias ] is not the same as Annas ( Acts 4:6 ). He was the son of Nebedæus, and held the high priesthood from 47-59 a.d. His rapacity and violence...
The high priest Ananias. — See Note on Acts 22:5 . The son of Nebedæus was conspicuous for his cruelty and injustice, and had been sent to Rome as...
Dividing His Persecutors Acts 23:1-11 The behavior of the judge was quite unworthy of his office, but Paul's epithet cannot be defended. The be...
By action of the Roman governor, Paul was arraigned before the Jewish Sanhedrin. Hardly had he commenced before he was interrupted and insulted. It w...
And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God unto this day. (2) And the high pri...
And the high priest Ananias ,.... This could not be the same with Annas, the father-in-law of Caiaphas, but rather Ananus his son; though this is mo...
And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth. Ver. 2. To smite him on the mouth ] So when Henry Zutphen...
And Paul, earnestly beholding the council At whose bar he was placed; manifesting a clear conscience by his very countenance; and likewise waiting...
In this hearing the chief captain did not take the place of an adjudicator, nor was there any other judicial authority present to keep order. Paul th...
Paul's Second Defence. 1 And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men an...
Them that stood by him; the officers, probably. To smite him on the mouth; thus Micaiah was smote by Zedekiah the false prophet, 1 Kings 22:24...
‘And the high priest Ananias commanded those who stood by him to smite him on the mouth.' The chairman of the council, the High Priest Ananias, then...
CRITICAL REMARKS Acts 23:1 . Earnestly beholding , or looking steadfastly on, describes the eager, anxious gaze with which the apostle was acc...
Acts 23:2 . Smite him on the mouth. Ananias the highpriest commanded this, when he heard Paul profess a good conscience, and determined to perseve...
And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren. Paul before the council 1. The history of apostolic missions is finished; bu...
EXPOSITION Acts 23:1 Looking steadfastly on for earnestly beholding, A.V.; brethren for men and brethren, A.V. ; I have lived befor...
The Hearing in the Presence of the Sanhedrin. Paul rebukes the high priest:
And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth.
2 And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth.