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1 Paul, looking steadfastly at the council, said, |Brothers, I have lived before God in all good conscience until this day.| 2 The high priest, Ananias, commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth. 3 Then Paul said to him, |God will strike you, you whitewashed wall. Do you sit to judge me according to the Law, and command me to be struck contrary to the law?| 4 Those who stood by said, |Do you malign God's high priest?| 5 Paul said, |I did not know, brothers, that he was high priest. For it is written, 'You must not speak evil of a ruler of your people.'| Acts 23:1-5, New Heart English Bible. Public domain.
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