Those who were standing near Paul said, “How dare you talk like that to God’s high priest?”
“Blessed are you when, because of me, people insult you and attack you and falsely accuse you of doing all kinds of bad things.
Paul said to him, “You hypocrite! God’s going to strike you! You sit there and judge me by the law, but you yourself broke the law when you commanded them to strike me.”
Paul replied, “Brothers, I didn’t realize he was the high priest. It is written, ‘Do not speak evil about the ruler of your people.’ ”