KJV ORIGINAL
And when he had thus spoken, one of the officers which stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, Answerest thou the high priest so?
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Right after Jesus said that, one of the guards standing nearby slapped him across the face and was like, 'How dare you talk to the high priest like that?'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Jesus got slapped just for speaking truth to power.
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