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Acts 23:2

And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth.

Acts 23:2 KJV

Acts 23:2 in the World English Bible

The high priest, Ananias, commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth.

Context

1 And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.

2 And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth.

3 Then said Paul unto him, God shall smite thee, thou whited wall: for sittest thou to judge me after the law, and commandest me to be smitten contrary to the law?

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