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Then Ananias, the head religious leader, told those standing near him to hit him on the mouth. Paul said, “God will hit you, you white-washed wall! Do you sit there and say I am guilty by the Law when you break the Law by having me hit?”

Those standing near said, “Do you talk like that to God’s head religious leader?”

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At this the high priest Ananias(A) ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth.(B) Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall!(C) You sit there to judge me according to the law, yet you yourself violate the law by commanding that I be struck!”(D)

Those who were standing near Paul said, “How dare you insult God’s high priest!”

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