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Acts 23:1

Lighthouse Bible 2006

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

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The wicked flee when no man pursues: but the righteous are bold as a lion.

But I say to you, That whoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whoever shall say to his brother, Good for nothing, shall be in danger of the council: but whoever shall say, You fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.

Men, kindred, and fathers, hear my defense which I make now to you.

On the next day, because he would have known the true reason for which he was accused by the Jews, he loosed him from his bands, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down, and set him before them.

As also the high priest bears me witness, and all the order of the elders: from whom also I received letters to the Jewish brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring those who were there bound to Jerusalem, to be punished.

Now therefore you with the council signify to the chief captain that he bring him down to you tomorrow, as though you would inquire something more fully concerning him: and we, before he even comes near, are ready to kill him.

And he said, The Jews have agreed to request of you that you would bring down Paul tomorrow into the council, as though they would inquire something of him more fully.

And when I would have known the cause for which they accused him, I brought him out into their council:

But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: for the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.

And accordingly do I exert myself, to have always a conscience free of offense toward God, and toward men.

And all who sat in the council, looking steadfastly at him, saw his face as if it were the face of an angel.

For I know nothing against myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judges me is the Lord.

For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conduct in the world, and more abundantly towards you.

But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.

I thank God, whom I serve, receiving from my forefathers, with a pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of you in my prayers night and day;

Pray for us: for we trust that we have a good conscience, in all things desiring to live honestly.

Having a good conscience; that, although they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed who falsely accuse your good conduct in Christ.




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