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The high priest Ananias commands that Paul be struck; Paul answers, “you whitewashed wall!”

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Acts 23:1–5: Paul, looking steadfastly at the council, says, “Brothers, I have lived before God in all good conscience until today.” The high priest, Ananias, commands those who stand by him to strike him on the mouth. Then Paul says 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?” Those who stand by say, “Do you malign God’s high priest?” Paul says, “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.’”

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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.’”
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Paul — Took part in — The high priest Ananias commands that Paul be struck; Paul answers, “you whitewashed wall!”

Evidence: Acts 23:1–5
Ananias (the high priest) — Took part in — The high priest Ananias commands that Paul be struck; Paul answers, “you whitewashed wall!”

Evidence: Acts 23:1–5

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Entry: The high priest Ananias commands that Paul be struck; Paul answers, “you whitewashed wall!” (event-act-23-you-whitewashed-wall)
Address: https://bibliadatum.org/en/wiki/event/act-23-you-whitewashed-wall
Current wording: Acts 23:1–5: Paul, looking steadfastly at the council, says, “Brothers, I have lived before God in all good conscience until today.” The high priest, Ananias, commands those who stand by him to strike him on the mouth. Then Paul says 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?” Those who stand by say, “Do you malign God’s high priest?” Paul says, “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.’”
Cited evidence: ACT 23:1–5, engwebp
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