Acts 23:3 CPDV

¹  Then Paul, gazing intently at the council, said, 'Noble brothers, I have spoken with all good conscience before God, even to this present day.'

²  And the high priest, Ananias, instructed those who were standing nearby to strike him on the mouth.

³  Then Paul said to him: 'God shall strike you, you whitewashed wall! For would you sit and judge me according to the law, when, contrary to the law, you order me to be struck?'

⁴  And those who were standing nearby said, 'Are you speaking evil about the high priest of God?'

⁵  And Paul said: 'I did not know, brothers, that he is the high priest. For it is written: 'You shall not speak evil of the leader of your people.'