Acts 23:1-5 ▼

1 Paul looked straight at the Sanhedrin and said, “Brothers, I have lived my life before God in all good conscience to this day.”

2 The high priest Ananias ordered those who were standing next to him to strike him on the mouth.

3 Then Paul said to him, “God is going to strike you, you whitewashed wall! You are sitting there judging me according to the law, and yet in violation of the law are you ordering me to be struck? ”

4 Those standing nearby said, “Do you dare revile God’s high priest? ”

5 “I did not know, brothers, that he was the high priest,” replied Paul. “For it is written, You must not speak evil of a ruler of your people. ”