Acts 23:1
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Paul looked directly at the Sanhedrin and said, “Brothers, I have conducted myself before God in all good conscience to this day.””
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“Paul looked directly at the Sanhedrin and said, “Brothers, I have conducted myself before God in all good conscience to this day.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And Paul, looking stedfastly on the council, said, Brethren, I have lived before God in all good conscience until this day.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And Paul having earnestly beheld the sanhedrim, said, `Men, brethren, I in all good conscience have lived to God unto this day;'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Acts 23:1 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Proverbs 28:1The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
- Acts 6:15All who were sitting in the Sanhedrin looked intently at Stephen, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel.
- Acts 22:1“Brothers and fathers, listen now to my defense before you.”
- Acts 22:5as the high priest and the whole Council can testify about me. I even obtained letters from them to their brothers in Damascus, and I was on my way to apprehend these people and bring them to Jerusalem to be punished.
- Acts 22:30The next day the commander, wanting to learn the real reason Paul was accused by the Jews, released him and ordered the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin to assemble. Then he brought Paul down and had him stand before them.
- Acts 23:6Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees and others Pharisees, called out in the Sanhedrin, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee. It is because of my hope in the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial.”
- Acts 24:16In this hope, I strive always to maintain a clear conscience before God and man.
- 1 Corinthians 4:4My conscience is clear, but that does not vindicate me. It is the Lord who judges me.
- 2 Corinthians 1:12And this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in relation to you, in the holiness and sincerity that are from God—not in worldly wisdom, but in the grace of God.
- 2 Corinthians 4:2Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful ways. We do not practice deceit, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by open proclamation of the truth, we commend ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.
- 2 Timothy 1:3I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience as did my forefathers, as I constantly remember you night and day in my prayers.
- Hebrews 13:18Pray for us; we are convinced that we have a clear conscience and desire to live honorably in every way.
- 1 Peter 3:16keeping a clear conscience, so that those who slander you may be put to shame by your good behavior in Christ.
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