Parallel Verses
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 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.
Bible in Basic English
And Paul, looking fixedly at the Sanhedrin, said, My brothers, my life has been upright before God till 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."
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
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 23:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Paul Before The Council
1 Paul looked directly at the council and said, "Brothers, I have lived my life with a clear conscience before God to this day." 2 At that the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth.
Phrases
Cross References
Acts 24:16
This is the reason I do my best to always have a clear conscience toward God and toward people.
2 Corinthians 1:12
For our reason for confidence is this: the testimony of our conscience, that with pure motives and sincerity which are from God -- not by human wisdom but by the grace of God -- we conducted ourselves in the world, and all the more toward you.
2 Timothy 1:3
I am thankful to God, whom I have served with a clear conscience as my ancestors did, when I remember you in my prayers as I do constantly night and day.
Acts 22:5
as both the high priest and the whole council of elders can testify about me. From them I also received letters to the brothers in Damascus, and I was on my way to make arrests there and bring the prisoners to Jerusalem to be punished.
1 Corinthians 4:4
For I am not aware of anything against myself, but I am not acquitted because of this. The one who judges me is the Lord.
Hebrews 13:18
Pray for us, for we are sure that we have a clear conscience and desire to conduct ourselves rightly in every respect.
Acts 23:6
Then when Paul noticed that part of them were Sadducees and the others Pharisees, he shouted out in the council, "Brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. I am on trial concerning the hope of the resurrection of the dead!"
2 Corinthians 4:2
But we have rejected shameful hidden deeds, not behaving with deceptiveness or distorting the word of God, but by open proclamation of the truth we commend ourselves to everyone's conscience before God.
Proverbs 28:1
The wicked person flees when there is no one pursuing, but the righteous person is as confident as a lion.
Acts 6:15
All who were sitting in the council looked intently at Stephen and saw his face was like the face of an angel.
Acts 22:1
"Brothers and fathers, listen to my defense that I now make to you."
Acts 22:30
The next day, because the commanding officer wanted to know the true reason Paul was being accused by the Jews, he released him and ordered the chief priests and the whole council to assemble. He then brought Paul down and had him stand before them.
1 Peter 3:16
Yet do it with courtesy and respect, keeping a good conscience, so that those who slander your good conduct in Christ may be put to shame when they accuse you.