²² When Jesus said this, one of the officials^(A) nearby slapped him in the face.^(B) “Is this the way you answer the high priest?” he demanded.

²³ “If I said something wrong,” Jesus replied, “testify as to what is wrong. But if I spoke the truth, why did you strike me?”^(A)

² At this the high priest Ananias^(A) ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth.^{(B) 3} Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall!^(C) You sit there to judge me according to the law, yet you yourself violate the law by commanding that I be struck!”^(D)

⁴ Those who were standing near Paul said, “How dare you insult God’s high priest!”

⁵ Paul replied, “Brothers, I did not realize that he was the high priest; for it is written: ‘Do not speak evil about the ruler of your people.’^[a]”^(E)