³⁵ A man who was one of the prophets said to a bystander, “Hit me; wound me. Do it for God’s sake—it’s his command. Hit me; wound me.” But the man wouldn’t do it.

³⁶ So he told him, “Because you wouldn’t obey God’s orders, as soon as you leave me a lion will attack you.” No sooner had the man left his side than a lion met him and attacked.

³⁷ He then found another man and said, “Hit me; wound me.” That man did it—hit him hard in the face, drawing blood.