Against or Not Against the Law

And Paul, looking fixedly at the Sanhedrin, said, My brothers, my life has been upright before God till this day.  And the high priest, Ananias, gave orders to those who were near him to give him a blow on the mouth.  Then Paul said to him, God will give blows to you, you whitewashed wall. Are you here to be my judge by law, and by your orders am I given blows against the law?  And those who were near said, Do you say such words against God's high priest?  And Pau...