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1 And Paul, looking earnestly upon the Sanhedrin, said: Brethren, I have lived in all good conscience toward God to this day. 2 And the chief priest, Ananias, commanded those who stood by to smite him on the mouth. 3 Then Paul said to him: God will smite you, you whitened wall! for do you sit to judge me according to the law, and yet violate the law by commanding me to be smitten? 4 And those who stood by said: Do you revile God's chief priest? 5 And Paul replied: I did not know, brethren, that he was the chief priest: for it is written, You shall not speak evil of the ruler of your people. Acts 23:1-5, Anderson New Testament. Public domain.
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