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Act 23:3. Τύπτειν μέλλει, shall smite thee) Retribution in kind is predicted by Paul.-τοῖχε κεκονιαμένε) Thou whited wall, having outside a white coating of chalk, but within clay. The chalk is the appearance and colour of justice; the part within is injustice. The High Priest himself had his eyes so dulled (held fast) by the whiteness of that chalk, that he embraced wrong rather than right. Perhaps also he had hoary hairs or a white robe.-καὶ, dost thou also) Καὶ in the very beginning of a reproving speech is equivalent to therefore: but here at the beginning, it has the strict meaning, also. Dost thou also, not merely the rest; thou, who dost wish to be looked upon as a defender of the law.