KJV ORIGINAL
Then said Paul unto him, God shall smite thee, thou whited wall: for sittest thou to judge me after the law, and commandest me to be smitten contrary to the law?
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Paul fired back at him: 'God's going to strike you down, you fake! You're sitting there pretending to judge me by the law, but then you order me to be hit, which totally goes against that same law?'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Paul called out the hypocrisy — you can't break the rules while claiming to enforce them.
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