Acts 23:1
Acts 23:1 King James Version (KJV)
And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.
Acts 23:1-3 The Message (MSG)
Paul surveyed the members of the council with a steady gaze, and then said his piece: “Friends, I’ve lived with a clear conscience before God all my life, up to this very moment.” That set the Chief Priest Ananias off. He ordered his aides to slap Paul in the face. Paul shot back, “God will slap you down! What a fake you are! You sit there and judge me by the Law and then break the Law by ordering me slapped around!”
Acts 23:1 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Paul, looking intently at the Council, said, “Brethren, I have lived my life with a perfectly good conscience before God up to this day.”
Acts 23:1 New Century Version (NCV)
Paul looked at the council and said, “Brothers, I have lived my life without guilt feelings before God up to this day.”
Acts 23:1 American Standard Version (ASV)
And Paul, looking stedfastly on the council, said, Brethren, I have lived before God in all good conscience until this day.
Acts 23:1 New International Version (NIV)
Paul looked straight at the Sanhedrin and said, “My brothers, I have fulfilled my duty to God in all good conscience to this day.”
Acts 23:1 New King James Version (NKJV)
Then Paul, looking earnestly at the council, said, “Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.”
Acts 23:1 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Then Paul, looking intently at the Council (Sanhedrin, Jewish High Court), said, “Kinsmen, I have lived my life before God with a perfectly good conscience until this very day.”
Acts 23:1 New Living Translation (NLT)
Gazing intently at the high council, Paul began: “Brothers, I have always lived before God with a clear conscience!”