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Acts 23:2

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

Acts 23:2 WEB

Acts 23:2 in the King James Version

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

Context

1 Paul, looking steadfastly at the council, said, “Brothers, I have lived before God in all good conscience until today.”

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?”

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