Acts 23:3

Full Chapter

September 17, 2025

KJV

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?

BSB

Then 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.”

WEB

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?”

YLT

then Paul said unto him, ‘God is about to smite thee, thou whitewashed wall, and thou—thou dost sit judging me according to the law, and, violating law, dost order me to be smitten!’

F.O.G Original

(3) Then Paul said to him, “The אֱלֹהִים Elohim-God is about to strike your whitewashed wall! You sit judging me according to The Torah and break The Torah by ordering me struck!”

F.O.G

(3) Then Paul said to him, “The אֱלֹהִים Elohim-God is about to strike your whitewashed wall! You sit judging me according to The Torah and break The Torah by ordering me struck!”

F.O.G MSG

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

Footnotes:

³ᵇ Whitewashed wall: A scathing insult referring to something that appears clean and holy on the outside but is corrupt within, like tombs that were whitewashed to look pure but contained decay.