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1 And Paul earnestlie beholdyng the counsell, saide: Men & brethren, I haue lyued in al good conscience before God vntyll this day. 2 And ye hye priest Ananias, commaunded the that stoode by, to smyte hym on the mouth. 3 Then sayde Paul vnto him: God shall smite thee thou paynted wall: For, sittest thou & iudgest me after the lawe, & comaundest me to be smitten contrary to the lawe? 4 And they that stoode by, sayde: Reuilest thou Gods hye priest? 5 Then sayde Paul: I wyst not brethren, that he was the hye priest. For it is written: Thou shalt not curse the ruler of thy people. Acts 23:1-5, Bishops' Bible of 1568. Public domain.
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