acts 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

Acts 23:3

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— Then Paul said to him, “God is going to strike you, you whitewashed wall! Do you sit to try me according to the Law, and in violation of the Law order me to be struck?”
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— 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?
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— Then said Paul unto him, God shall smite thee, thou whited wall: and sittest thou to judge me according to the law, and commandest me to be smitten contrary to the law?
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— Then said Paul unto him, God shall smite thee, thou whited wall: and sittest thou to judge me according to the law, and commandest me to be smitten contrary to the law?
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— Then said Paul to him, God shall smite thee, [thou] whited wall: for sittest thou to judge me according to the law, and commandest me to be smitten contrary to the law?
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— Then Paul said to him, God will smite thee, whited wall. And *thou*, dost thou sit judging me according to the law, and breaking the law commandest me to be smitten?
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Then, Paul, unto him, said—God is about to be smiting thee, thou whited wall! Dost, thou, then sit to judge me according to the law, and, unlawfully, orderest me to be smitten?
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— 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!'
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— Then Paul said to him: God shall strike thee, thou whited wall. For, sittest thou to judge me according to the law and, contrary to the law, commandest me to be struck?
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Then sayd Paul to him, God will smite thee, thou whited wall: for thou sittest to iudge me according to the Lawe, and transgressing the Lawe, commaundest thou me to be smitten?
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— Then saith Paul vnto him, God shall smite thee, thou whited wall: for sittest thou to iudge mee after the Law, and commandest mee to be smitten contrary to the Law?
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— Then Paul said to him, God shall smite you, O you hypocrite; for you sit to judge me according to the law, yet you yourself transgress the law, when you command that I be smitten.
John Etheridge Peshitta-Aramaic NT (1849)
— And Paulos said to him, It will be that Aloha will smite thee, (thou) whitened wall: thou sittest to judge me according to the law, while thou transgressest the law, and commandest that they smite me!
James Murdock Peshitta-Aramaic NT (1852)
— And Paul said to him: God is here-after to smite thee, [thou] Whited Wall! For, sittest thou judging me agreeably to law, while thou transgressest the law, and commandest to smite me?

Then 5119

{5119} Prime
τότε
tote
{tot'-eh}

From (the neuter of) G3588 and G3753; the when, that is, at the time that (of the past or future, also in consecution).

said 2036

{2036} Prime
ἔπω
epo
{ep'-o}

A primary verb (used only in the definite past tense, the others being borrowed from G2046, G4483 and G5346); to speak or say (by word or writting).

z5627

<5627> Grammar

Tense - Second Aorist (See G5780)
Voice - Active (See G5784)
Mood - Indicative (See G5791)
Count - 2138 plus 1 in a variant reading in a footnote

Paul 3972

{3972} Prime
Παῦλος
Paulos
{pow'-los}

Of Latin origin; (little; but remotely from a derivative of G3973, meaning the same); Paulus, the name of a Roman and of an apostle.

unto 4314

{4314} Prime
πρός
pros
{pros}

A strengthened form of G4253; a preposition of direction; forward to, that is, toward (with the genitive case the side of, that is, pertaining to; with the dative case by the side of, that is, near to; usually with the accusative case the place, time, occasion, or respect, which is the destination of the relation, that is, whither or for which it is predicated).

him, 846

{0846} Prime
αὐτός
autos
{ow-tos'}

From the particle αὖ [[au]] (perhaps akin to the base of G0109 through the idea of a baffling wind; backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the compound of G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons.

God 2316

{2316} Prime
θεός
theos
{theh'-os}

Of uncertain affinity; a deity, especially (with G3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively a magistrate; by Hebraism very.

shall 3195

{3195} Prime
μέλλω
mello
{mel'-lo}

A strengthened form of G3199 (through the idea of expectation); to intend, that is, be about to be, do, or suffer something (of persons or things, especially events; in the sense of purpose, duty, necessity, probability, possibility, or hesitation).

z5719

<5719> Grammar

Tense - Present (See G5774)
Voice - Active (See G5784)
Mood - Indicative (See G5791)
Count - 3019

smite 5180

{5180} Prime
τύπτω
tupto
{toop'-to}

A primary verb (in a strengthened form); to 'thump', that is, cudgel or pummel (properly with a stick or bastinado), but in any case by repeated blows; thus differing from G3817 and G3960, which denote a [usually single] blow with the hand or any instrument, or G4141 with the fist [or a hammer], or G4474 with the palm; as well as from G5177, an accidental collision); by implication to punish; figuratively to offend (the conscience).

z5721

<5721> Grammar

Tense - Present (See G5774)
Voice - Active (See G5784)
Mood - Infinitive (See G5795)
Count - 647

thee, 4571

{4571} Prime
σέ
se
{seh}

Accusative singular of G4771; thee.

[thou] whited 2867

{2867} Prime
κονιάω
koniao
{kon-ee-ah'-o}

From κονία [[konia]] (dust; by analogy lime); to whitewash.

z5772

<5772> Grammar

Tense - Perfect (See G5778)
Voice - Passive (See G5786)
Mood - Participle (See G5796)
Count - 463

wall: 5109

{5109} Prime
τοῖχος
toichos
{toy'-khos}

Another form of G5038; a wall.

for 2532

{2532} Prime
καί
kai
{kahee}

Apparently a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so, then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words.

sittest 2521

{2521} Prime
κάθημαι
kathemai
{kath'-ay-mahee}

From G2596 and ἧμαι [[hemai]] (to sit; akin to the base of G1476); to sit down; figuratively to remain, reside.

z5736

<5736> Grammar

Tense - Present (See G5774)
Voice - Middle or Passive Deponent (See G5790)
Mood - Indicative (See G5791)
Count - 618

thou 4771

{4771} Prime
σύ
su
{soo}

The personal pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

to judge 2919

{2919} Prime
κρίνω
krino
{kree'-no}

Properly to distinguish, that is, decide (mentally or judicially); by implication to try, condemn, punish.

z5723

<5723> Grammar

Tense - Present (See G5774)
Voice - Active (See G5784)
Mood - Participle (See G5796)
Count - 2549

me 3165

{3165} Prime
μέ
me
{meh}

A shorter (and probably original) form of G1691; me.

after 2596

{2596} Prime
κατά
kata
{kat-ah'}

A primary particle; (preposition) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case [genitive, dative or accusative] with which it is joined).

the x3588

(3588) Complement
ὁ
ho
{ho}

The masculine, feminine (second) and neuter (third) forms, in all their inflections; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom).

law, 3551

{3551} Prime
νόμος
nomos
{nom'-os}

From a primary word νέμω [[nemo]] (to parcel out, especially food or grazing to animals); law (through the idea of prescriptive usage), generally (regulation), specifically (of Moses [including the volume]; also of the Gospel), or figuratively (a principle).

and 2532

{2532} Prime
καί
kai
{kahee}

commandest 2753

{2753} Prime
κελεύω
keleuo
{kel-yoo'-o}

From a primary word κέλλω [[kello]] (to urge on); 'hail'; to incite by word, that is, order.

z5719

<5719> Grammar

Tense - Present (See G5774)
Voice - Active (See G5784)
Mood - Indicative (See G5791)
Count - 3019

me 3165

{3165} Prime
μέ
me
{meh}

A shorter (and probably original) form of G1691; me.

to be smitten 5180

{5180} Prime
τύπτω
tupto
{toop'-to}

z5745

<5745> Grammar

Tense - Present (See G5774)
Voice - Passive (See G5786)
Mood - Infinitive (See G5795)
Count - 105

contrary to the law? 3891

{3891} Prime
παρανομέω
paranomeo
{par-an-om-eh'-o}

From a compound of G3844 and G3551; to be opposed to law, that is, to transgress.

z5723

<5723> Grammar

Tense - Present (See G5774)
Voice - Active (See G5784)
Mood - Participle (See G5796)
Count - 2549

Acts 23:3-4

_ _ God shall smite thee — as indeed He did; for he was killed by an assassin during the Jewish war [Josephus, Wars of the Jews, 2.17.9].

_ _ thou whited wall — that is, hypocrite (Matthew 23:27). This epithet, however correctly describing the man, must not be defended as addressed to a judge, though the remonstrance which follows — “for sittest thou,” etc. — ought to have put him to shame.

See commentary on Acts 23:1-5.

Acts 23:3

Then said Paul — Being carried away by a sudden and prophetic impulse. God is about to smite thee, thou whited wall — Fair without; full of dirt and rubbish within. And he might well be so termed, not only as he committed this outrage, while gravely sitting on the tribunal of justice but also as, at the same time that he stood high in the esteem of the citizens, he cruelly defrauded the priests of their legal subsistence, so that some of them even perished for want. And God did remarkably smite him; for about five years after this, his house being reduced to ashes, in a tumult begun by his own son, he was besieged in the royal palace; where having hid himself in an old aqueduct, he was dragged out and miserably slain.

Acts 23:3

⁽³⁾ Then said Paul unto him, God shall smite thee, [thou] ^(b) whited wall: for sittest thou to judge me after the law, and commandest me to be smitten ^(c) contrary to the law?

⁽³⁾ It is lawful for us to complain of injuries, and to summon the wicked to the judgment seat of God, but yet we must do it without hatred, and with a quiet and peaceable mind.

^(b) This is a vehement and severe speech, but yet not reproachful: for the godly may speak severely, and yet be void of the bitter affection of a severe and angry mind.

^(c) For the Law commands the judge to hear the person that is accused patiently, and to pronounce the sentence judiciously.

God:
God did smite him in a remarkable manner; for about five years after this, after his house had been reduced to ashes, in a tumult raised by his own son, he was besieged and taken in the royal palace; where having attempted in vain to hide himself, he was dragged out and slain.

thou whited:
Matthew 23:27-28 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. ... Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

for:
Leviticus 19:35 Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure.
Psalms 58:1-2 [[To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David.]] Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men? ... Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth.
Psalms 82:1-2 [[A Psalm of Asaph.]] God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods. ... How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.
Psalms 94:20 Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?
Ecclesiastes 3:16 And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, [that] wickedness [was] there; and the place of righteousness, [that] iniquity [was] there.
Amos 5:7 Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth,
Micah 3:8-11 But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the LORD, and of judgment, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin. ... The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the LORD, and say, [Is] not the LORD among us? none evil can come upon us.

smitten:
Deuteronomy 25:1-2 If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, that [the judges] may judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked. ... And it shall be, if the wicked man [be] worthy to be beaten, that the judge shall cause him to lie down, and to be beaten before his face, according to his fault, by a certain number.
John 7:51 Doth our law judge [any] man, before it hear him, and know what he doeth?
John 18:24 Now Annas had sent him bound unto Caiaphas the high priest.

Lv 19:35. Dt 25:1. Ps 58:1; 82:1; 94:20. Ec 3:16. Am 5:7. Mi 3:8. Mt 23:27. Jn 7:51; 18:24.