Acts 23:1-3

International Standard Version

Paul Defends Himself

23 Paul looked straight at the Council^[a] and said, “Brothers, with a clear conscience I have done my duty before God up to this very day.”

² Then the high priest Ananias ordered the men standing near him to strike him on the mouth. ³ At this Paul told him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall!^[b] How can you sit there and judge me according to the Law, and yet in violation of the Law order me to be struck?”