1. Paul looked intently at the Sanhedrin and said, “Brothers, I have lived my life before God in all good conscience until this day.”
2. But the high priest Ananias ordered those who were standing next to him to strike him on the mouth.
3. Then Paul said to him, “God is going to strike you, you whitewashed wall! You are sitting there judging me according to the law, and in violation of the law are you ordering me to be struck? ”
4. And those standing nearby said, “Do you dare revile God’s high priest? ”