² Ananias, the high priest [^Chigh priest from ad 47 to 58; not the man named in 22:12], heard this and told the men who were standing near Paul to ·hit [strike] him on the mouth. ³ Paul said to ·Ananias [^Lhim], “God ·will [or is about to] ·hit [strike] you, too! You ·are like a wall that has been painted white [whitewashed wall!; ^Ca wall with many flaws covered only by a coat of paint]. ·You sit [^LDo you sit…?] there and judge me, using the ·law of Moses [^Llaw], but you are telling them to hit me, and that is against the law.”

⁴ The men standing near Paul said to him, “·You cannot insult [or How dare you insult; ^LAre you insulting…?] God’s high priest like that!”