Ananias (the high priest)
아나니아 (대제사장)
Named at Acts 23:2 as the high priest, Ananias. At 23:2–5 he commands those who stand by to strike Paul on the mouth, and Paul says, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall!”; when those who stand by ask, “Do you malign God’s high priest?”, Paul says, “I didn’t know, brothers, that he was high priest.” At 24:1, after five days, the high priest, Ananias, comes down with certain elders and an orator, one Tertullus, and they inform the governor against Paul.
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- ACT 23:1–5, engwebp
1Paul, looking steadfastly at the council, said, “Brothers, I have lived before God in all good conscience until today.”
2The high priest, Ananias, commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth.
3Then 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?”
4Those who stood by said, “Do you malign God’s high priest?”
5Paul said, “I didn’t know, brothers, that he was high priest. For it is written, ‘You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.’”
- ACT 24:1–6, engwebp
1After five days, the high priest, Ananias, came down with certain elders and an orator, one Tertullus. They informed the governor against Paul.
2When he was called, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, “Seeing that by you we enjoy much peace, and that prosperity is coming to this nation by your foresight,
3we accept it in all ways and in all places, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness.
4But that I don’t delay you, I entreat you to bear with us and hear a few words.
5For we have found this man to be a plague, an instigator of insurrections among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.
6He even tried to profane the temple, and we arrested him.
- ACT 24:8–9, engwebp
8By examining him yourself you may ascertain all these things of which we accuse him.”
9The Jews also joined in the attack, affirming that these things were so.
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The high priest, Ananias, commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth.
After five days, the high priest, Ananias, came down with certain elders and an orator, one Tertullus. They informed the governor against Paul.
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[Bibliadatum entry report] Entry: Ananias (the high priest) (person-ananias-high-priest) Address: https://bibliadatum.org/en/wiki/person/ananias-high-priest Current wording: Named at Acts 23:2 as the high priest, Ananias. At 23:2–5 he commands those who stand by to strike Paul on the mouth, and Paul says, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall!”; when those who stand by ask, “Do you malign God’s high priest?”, Paul says, “I didn’t know, brothers, that he was high priest.” At 24:1, after five days, the high priest, Ananias, comes down with certain elders and an orator, one Tertullus, and they inform the governor against Paul. Cited evidence: ACT 23:1–5, engwebp / ACT 24:1–6, engwebp / ACT 24:8–9, engwebp Review state: ai-assisted / human-review-pending What looks wrong: (not written yet) --- This collection records what the text says and does not settle interpretation. A report about a reading that divides opinion may be registered as an unresolved issue rather than corrected.