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?”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Then said Paul unto him, God shall smite thee,.... Which may be considered either as a prophecy of what would be, that…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
God shall smite thee - God shall punish thee. God is just; and he will not suffer such a manifest violation of all the…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
God shall smite thee, thou whited wall - Thou hypocrite! who sittest on the seat of judgment, pretending to hear and…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Acts 23:1-5
Perhaps when Paul was brought, as he often was (corpus cum causa - the person and the cause together), before heathen…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
God shall smite thee, thou whited wall Here we may see how very far even the excellence of St Paul comes short of the…
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