Acts 23:1 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

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.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

THEN PAUL, gazing earnestly at the council (Sanhedrin), said, Brethren, I have lived before God, doing my duty with a perfectly good conscience until this very day [as a citizen, a true and loyal Jew].

American Standard Version (1901)

And Paul, looking stedfastly on the council, said, Brethren, I have lived before God in all good conscience until this day.

Common English Bible

Paul stared at the council and said, “Brothers, I have lived my life with an altogether clear conscience right up to this very day.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

Then Paul, gazing intently at the council, said, "Noble brothers, I have spoken with all good conscience before God, even to this present day."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

AND Paul looking upon the council, said: Men, brethren, I have conversed with all good conscience before God until this present day.

Acts 23:1 Cross References

Matthew 5:22

But I say to you that every person who is angry toward his brother will be subject to judgment; and whoever calls his brother ‘stupid idiot’ is subject to [being sentenced by] the [Jewish] Council, and whoever says, ‘go to hell’ is subject to going to the fire of hell [himself].

Acts 22:1

“Brothers and fathers, listen to the defense I want to make to you.”

Acts 22:30

But the next day the commander released Paul [from the chains] because he wanted to know what specific charges the Jews had against him. So, he ordered the leading priests and the entire [Jewish] Council to assemble, then brought Paul down and placed him in front of them.

Acts 22:5

The head priest can also verify all this, and so can the body of [Jewish] elders. They furnished me with letters to our fellow-Jews in Damascus, to which I also traveled to bring people back here to Jerusalem, bound in chains to be punished.

Acts 23:15

Therefore, [all of] you, together with the Jewish Council, should notify the commander so that he will bring Paul [back] down to you, as though you wanted to consider his case further. Then we will be ready to kill him, [even] before he comes near [you].”

Acts 23:20

And the lad said, “The Jews have plotted to ask you to take Paul down to the Council [meeting] tomorrow, as though you were going to question him further.

Acts 23:28

So, I brought him before the Council because I wanted to know the reasons for the charges [they were] bringing against him.

Acts 23:6

When Paul realized that part [of the Sanhedrin] were Sadducees and the other part were Pharisees, he lifted up his voice before the Council and said, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee and the son of a Pharisee. And it is concerning our hope that the dead will be raised that I have been brought to trial.”

Acts 24:16

So, for this reason I make every effort to have a clear conscience before God and men at all times.

Acts 6:15

Then, as all the Council members stared at Stephen, his face appeared to them like an angel’s.

1 Corinthians 4:4

For I am not aware of anything [wrong] against myself, but that does not make me right. But the One who judges me is the Lord.

2 Corinthians 1:12

For this is what we boast of: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially toward you, in holiness and godly sincerity, not with human wisdom, but with the favor of God.

2 Corinthians 4:2

Instead, we have renounced [the practice of] secret, disgraceful behavior. We do not practice deception, nor resort to distorting God’s message. But, by making known the truth [i.e., the true message], we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience in the presence of God.

2 Timothy 1:3

I thank God, whom I worship [or, “serve”] with a clear conscience, as my forefathers did, that I can remember you [i.e., your commitment] continually in my prayers night and day.

Hebrews 13:18

Pray for us [continually]. We are convinced that we [i.e., the writer of Hebrews] have a clear conscience [i.e., regarding our relationship to you] and we want to behave properly in every way.

1 Peter 3:16

May your conscience be able to so approve of your conduct that, even if you are ridiculed, those doing it will [eventually] have to be ashamed [of themselves] for criticizing your Christian behavior.