Acts 23:1
And Paul, after looking intently at the council, said, Men, brothers, I have been a citizen in all good conscience to God until this day.
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2And the high priest Ananias ordered those who stood by him to strike his mouth.
Cross References
Proverbs 28:1A wicked man flees when no man pursues, but the righteous are bold as a lion.
Acts 22:1Men, brothers, and fathers, hear now my defense to you.
Acts 22:30But on the morrow, wanting to know the certainty of why he was accused by the Jews, he loosed him from the bonds, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to come. And having brought Paul down, he set him before them.
Acts 24:16And in this I fashion myself, having a conscience always nonstumbling before God and men.
2 Corinthians 1:12For our pride is this (the testimony from our conscience), that we behave in the world in the simplicity and purity of God, not by fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God, and especially toward you.
2 Timothy 1:3I have gratitude to God whom I serve from the forefathers in a pure conscience, as I have unceasing remembrance about thee in my supplications, night and day
Matthew Henry on Acts 23:1
The close of the foregoing chapter left Paul in the high priest's court, into which the chief captain (whether to his advantage or no I know not) had removed his cause from the mob; and, if his enemies act there against him with less noise, yet it is with more subtlety. Now here we have, I. Paul's protestation of his own integrity, and of a civil respect to the high priest, however he had upon a sudden spoken warmly to him, and justly, ver. 1-5 . II. Paul's prudent contrivance to get himself clear of them, by… Read the whole commentary →