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Acts 23:2
At this, the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth.
Acts 23:2 · Berean Standard Bible
Acts 23:2 in other translations
And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth.
The high priest, Ananias, commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth.
The high priest, Ananias, commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth.
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In context
1 Paul looked directly at the Sanhedrin and said, “Brothers, I have conducted myself before God in all good conscience to this day.”
2 At this, the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth.
3 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.”
4 But those standing nearby said, “How dare you insult the high priest of God!”
5 “Brothers,” Paul replied, “I was not aware that he was the high priest, for it is written: ‘Do not speak evil about the ruler of your people.’”
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