23 Paul looked straight at the Sanhedrin(A) and said, “My brothers,(B) I have fulfilled my duty to God in all good conscience(C) to this day.”

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23 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 Jerusalem Jews Plot to Kill Paul

23 Then Paul, looking earnestly at the council, said, “Men and brethren, (A)I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.”

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23 And looking intently at the council, Paul said, “Brothers, (A)I have lived my life before God in all good conscience up to this day.”

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Paul before the Council

23 Now looking intently at (A)the [a]Council, Paul said, “[b](B)Brothers, (C)I have [c]lived my life with an entirely good conscience before God up to this day.”

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 23:1 Or Sanhedrin
  2. Acts 23:1 Lit Men, brothers
  3. Acts 23:1 Or conducted myself as a citizen

Such teachings come through hypocritical liars, whose consciences have been seared as with a hot iron.(A)

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Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;

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(A)speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their own conscience (B)seared with a hot iron,

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through the insincerity of (A)liars whose consciences are seared,

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by means of the hypocrisy of liars (A)seared in their own conscience as with a branding iron,

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