Acts 23: Before the Council and the Plot

Before the council, Paul divides Pharisees and Sadducees over the resurrection. The Lord tells him he will testify in Rome. When more than forty men vow to kill him, Paul's nephew warns the commander, who sends him under heavy guard to Governor Felix.

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According to Acts 23:2-3, what did Ananias, the high priest, order, and how did Paul respond?

He ordered Paul released at once, and Paul publicly thanked him for his fairness before the councilHe ordered Paul stoned outside the city, and Paul immediately appealed his case to CaesarHe ordered the whole council to be silent, and Paul sat down without speaking another wordHe ordered Paul struck on the mouth, and Paul called him a whitewashed wall who broke the law while judging by it