Paul before the Sanhedrin
Acts 23:1
In 9 translations
- BSB
- Paul looked directly at the Sanhedrin and said, “Brothers, I have conducted myself before God in all good conscience to this day.”Or the Council; also in verses 6, 15, 20, and 28
- KJV
- And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.
- WEB
- Paul, looking steadfastly at the council, said, “Brothers, I have lived before God in all good conscience until today.”
- ASV
- And Paul, looking stedfastly on the council, said, Brethren, I have lived before God in all good conscience until this day.
- LSV
- And Paul having earnestly beheld the Sanhedrin, said, “Men, brothers, I have lived to God in all good conscience to this day”;
- YLT
- And Paul having earnestly beheld the sanhedrim, said, 'Men, brethren, I in all good conscience have lived to God unto this day;'
- DBY
- And Paul, fixing his eyes on the council, said, Brethren, I have walked in all good conscience with God unto this day.Elohim
- DRC
- And Paul looking upon the council, said: Men, brethren, I have conversed with all good conscience before God until this present day.
- GNV
- And Paul behelde earnestly the Councill, and sayde, Men and brethren, I haue in all good conscience serued God vntill this day.
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- In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include ὁ (“the”); Westcott–Hort do not include this wording.
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (2)
- Word order: NA28, Tyndale House, Tregelles place ὁ elsewhere in this verse.
- Word order: NA28, Tyndale House, Tregelles place Παῦλος elsewhere in this verse.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)
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- SBLGNT: ὁ Παῦλος τῷ συνεδρίῳ. Nestle–Aland 28th edition, Robinson–Pierpont read ὁ Παῦλος τῷ συνεδρίῳ; Westcott and Hort (1881) read Παῦλος τῷ συνεδρίῳ; Tregelles read τῷ συνεδρίῳ ὁ Παῦλος.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- ἀτενίσας δὲ ὁ Παῦλος τῷ συνεδρίῳ εἶπεν· Ἄνδρες ἀδελφοί, ἐγὼ πάσῃ συνειδήσει ἀγαθῇ πεπολίτευμαι τῷ θεῷ ἄχρι ταύτης τῆς ἡμέρας.
- RP2018
- Ἀτενίσας δὲ ὁ Παῦλος τῷ συνεδρίῳ εἶπεν, Ἄνδρες ἀδελφοί, ἐγὼ πάσῃ συνειδήσει ἀγαθῇ πεπολίτευμαι τῷ θεῷ ἄχρι ταύτης τῆς ἡμέρας.
- TR-Boyd
- Ἀτενίσας δὲ ὁ Παῦλος τῷ συνεδρίῳ εἶπεν, Ἄνδρες ἀδελφοί, ἐγὼ πάσῃ συνειδήσει ἀγαθῇ πεπολίτευμαι τῷ Θεῷ ἄχρι ταύτης τῆς ἡμέρας.
- SCR1894
- ατενισας δε ο παυλος τω συνεδριω ειπεν ανδρες αδελφοι εγω παση συνειδησει αγαθη πεπολιτευμαι τω θεω αχρι ταυτης της ημερας
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Cross-references most cited first
- Acts 24:16In this hope, I strive always to maintain a clear conscience before God and man.
- 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.
- 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…
- 1 Corinthians 4:4My conscience is clear, but that does not vindicate me. It is the Lord who judges me.
- 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.
- Proverbs 28:1The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 1 Peter 3:16keeping a clear conscience, so that those who slander you may be put to shame by your good behavior in Christ.
- 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.”
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