“And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth.”
The high priest Ananias commanded those standing beside him to strike him on the mouth — the high priest's order to silence Paul violates the principle of fair hearing; Ananias acts as judge, jury, and executioner. The violence foreshadows Roman brutality yet originates in Jewish authority.
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