Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! You sit there to judge me by the law, and you break the law by ordering me to be struck?”
In context
1Paul looked straight at the Sanhedrin and said, “Brothers, I have lived before God in all good conscience up to this day.” 2At that the high priest Ananias ordered the men standing near him to strike him on the mouth. 3Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! You sit there to judge me by the law, and you break the law by ordering me to be struck?” 4Those standing nearby said, “Do you dare insult the high priest of God?” 5Paul answered, “I did not know, brothers, that he is the high priest. It is written: ‘You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.’”
