Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
And Paul, looking fixedly at the Sanhedrin, said, My brothers, my life has been upright before God till this day.
New American Standard Bible
Paul, looking intently at
King James Version
And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.
Holman Bible
Paul looked intently at the Sanhedrin and said, “Brothers, I have lived my life before God in all good conscience
International Standard Version
Paul looked straight at the Council and said, "Brothers, with a clear conscience I have done my duty before God up to this very day."
A Conservative Version
And Paul, after looking intently at the council, said, Men, brothers, I have been a citizen in all good conscience to God until this day.
American Standard Version
And Paul, looking stedfastly on the council, said, Brethren, I have lived before God in all good conscience until this day.
Amplified
Then Paul, looking intently at the Council (Sanhedrin, Jewish High Court), said, “Kinsmen, I have lived my life before God with a perfectly good conscience until this very day.”
An Understandable Version
Paul [then] looked intently at the Council [i.e., the Jewish supreme court called the "Sanhedrin"] and spoke [in his defense]: "Brothers, I have lived before God with a good conscience all my life."
Anderson New Testament
And Paul, looking earnestly upon the Sanhedrin, said: Brethren, I have lived in all good conscience toward God to this day.
Common New Testament
And Paul, looking intently at the council, said, "Brethren, I have lived my life before God in all good conscience up to this day."
Daniel Mace New Testament
Then Paul directing himself to the council, thus said, "hitherto I have liv'd strictly conscientious, as God knows."
Darby Translation
And Paul, fixing his eyes on the council, said, Brethren, I have walked in all good conscience with God unto this day.
Godbey New Testament
And Paul, looking the sanhedrim in the face, said, Men, brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God unto this day.
Goodspeed New Testament
Paul looked steadily at the council and said, "Brothers, I have done my duty to God with a perfectly clear conscience up to this very day."
John Wesley New Testament
And Paul earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God till this day.
Julia Smith Translation
And Paul, having looked intently to the council, said, Men, brethren, I have lived as a citizen in all good conscience to God till this day.
King James 2000
And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And looking intently at the Sanhedrin, Paul said, "Men [and] brothers, I have lived my life in all good conscience before God to this day."
Modern King James verseion
And looking earnestly on the sanhedrin, Paul said, Men, brothers, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Paul beheld the council and said, "Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day."
Moffatt New Testament
With a steady look at the Sanhedrin Paul said, "Brothers, I have lived with a perfectly good conscience before God down to the present day."
Montgomery New Testament
With a stedfast gaze at the Sanhedrin, Paul said, "Brothers, I have lived with a good conscience before God to this day."
NET Bible
Paul looked directly at the council and said, "Brothers, I have lived my life with a clear conscience before God to this day."
New Heart English Bible
Paul, looking steadfastly at the council, said, "Brothers, I have lived before God in all good conscience until this day."
Noyes New Testament
And Paul looking earnestly upon the council, said: Brethren! I have ordered my life in all good conscience before God to this day.
Sawyer New Testament
And Paul looking steadily at the Sanhedrim, said, Men and brothers, I have lived before God in all good conscience to this day.
The Emphasized Bible
And Paul, looking steadfastly, at the High-council, said - Brethren! I, in all good conscience have used my citizenship for God until this day.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
THEN Paul, looking earnestly at the sanhedrim, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience unto God even to this day.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Paul fixed his eyes upon the Council, and began: "Brothers, for my part, I have always ordered my life before God, with a clear conscience, up to this very day."
Webster
And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men, brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.
Weymouth New Testament
Then Paul, fixing a steady gaze on the Sanhedrin, said, "Brethren, it is with a perfectly clear conscience that I have discharged my duties before God up to this day."
Williams New Testament
Paul fixed his eyes upon the council and said, "Brothers, with a clear conscience I have done my duty to God up to this very day."
World English Bible
Paul, looking steadfastly at the council, said, "Brothers, I have lived before God in all good conscience until this day."
Worrell New Testament
And Paul, looking intently on the Sanhedrin, said, "Brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day."
Worsley New Testament
and Paul looking earnestly at the sanhedrim, said, "Brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God even to this day:"
Youngs Literal Translation
And Paul having earnestly beheld the sanhedrim, said, 'Men, brethren, I in all good conscience have lived to God unto this day;'
Themes
Conscience » General references to
Conscience » Without spiritual illumination, a false guide
Court » Accused spoke in his own defense
The high priest » Duties of » Presiding in the superior court
Obedience » Instances of » Paul
Paul » Is brought before the sanhedrin; his defense
Priest » The function he served was superior to that of other priests » Judicial
Priest » Miscellaneous facts concerning » Paul brought before
Topics
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 23:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Paul Before The Council
1 And Paul, looking fixedly at the Sanhedrin, said, My brothers, my life has been upright before God till this day. 2 And the high priest, Ananias, gave orders to those who were near him to give him a blow on the mouth.
Phrases
Cross References
Acts 24:16
And in this, I do my best at all times to have no reason for shame before God or men.
2 Corinthians 1:12
For our glory is in this, in the knowledge which we have that our way of life in the world, and most of all in relation to you, has been holy and true in the eyes of God; not in the wisdom of the flesh, but in the grace of God.
2 Timothy 1:3
I give praise to God, whose servant I have been, with a heart free from sin, from the time of my fathers, because in my prayers at all times the thought of you is with me, night and day
Acts 22:5
Of which the high priest will be a witness, and all the rulers, from whom I had letters to the brothers; and I went into Damascus, to take those who were there as prisoners to Jerusalem for punishment.
1 Corinthians 4:4
For I am not conscious of any wrong in myself; but this does not make me clear, for it is the Lord who is my judge.
Hebrews 13:18
Make prayers for us, for we are certain that our hearts are free from the sense of sin, desiring the right way of life in all things.
Acts 23:6
But when Paul saw that half of them were Sadducees and the rest Pharisees, he said in the Sanhedrin, Brothers, I am a Pharisee, and the son of Pharisees: I am here to be judged on the question of the hope of the coming back from the dead.
2 Corinthians 4:2
And we have given up the secret things of shame, not walking in false ways, and not making use of the word of God with deceit; but by the revelation of what is true, as before God, we have the approval of every man's sense of right and wrong.
Proverbs 28:1
The evil man goes running away when no man is after him, but the upright are without fear, like the lion.
Acts 6:15
And all those who were in the Sanhedrin, looking at him, saw that his face was like the face of an angel.
Acts 22:1
My brothers and fathers, give ear to the story of my life which I now put before you.
Acts 22:30
But on the day after, desiring to have certain knowledge of what the Jews had to say against him, he made him free, and gave orders for the chief priests and all the Sanhedrin to come together, and he took Paul and put him before them.
1 Peter 3:16
Being conscious that you have done no wrong; so that those who say evil things about your good way of life as Christians may be put to shame.