Acts 23:1-3

Expanded Bible

23 Paul looked [^Lintently] at the ·council [Sanhedrin; 22:30] and said, “[^LMen,] Brothers, I have ·lived my life [conducted myself; ^Llived as a citizen] ·without guilt feelings [^Lwith a good/clear conscience] before God up to this day.” ² Ananias, the high priest [^Chigh priest from ad 47 to 58; not the man named in 22:12], heard this and told the men who were standing near Paul to ·hit [strike] him on the mouth. ³ Paul said to ·Ananias [^Lhim], “God ·will [or is about to] ·hit [strike] you, too! You ·are like a wall that has been painted white [whitewashed wall!; ^Ca wall with many flaws covered only by a coat of paint]. ·You sit [^LDo you sit…?] there and judge me, using the ·law of Moses [^Llaw], but you are telling them to hit me, and that is against the law.”