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1 Then Paul, fixing a steady gaze on the Sanhedrin, said, "Brethren, it is with a perfectly clear conscience that I have discharged my duties before God up to this day." 2 On hearing this the High Priest Ananias ordered those who were standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth. 3 "Before long," exclaimed Paul, "God will strike you, you white-washed wall! Are you sitting there to judge me in accordance with the Law, and do you yourself actually break the Law by ordering me to be struck?" Acts 23:1-3, Weymouth New Testament. Public domain.
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