Acts 23:1

And as he gazed at the Sanhedrin, Rav Sha'ul said, Anashim, Achim, I have lived before Hashem until this day with a lev tahor.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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

In Context

2And the Kohen Gadol Chananyah ordered the ones standing by Rav Sha'ul to strike his mouth.

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Cross References

Proverbs 28:1The rasha flee when none pursueth; 1 but the tzaddikim are bold as a lion. 1

Acts 22:1Rav Sha'ul said, Anashim, Achim, Avot, listen now to my hitstaddekut (defense).

Acts 22:30And on the next day, desiring to know something definite about why Rav Sha'ul was accused by the Yehudim, the tribune released him and ordered the Rashei Hakohanim and all the Sanhedrin to be assembled. Then, having brought down Rav Sha'ul, the tribune had him set before them.

Acts 24:16In view of this, I always do my best to keep a matzpun naki (clear conscience) before Hashem and before anashim.

2 Corinthians 1:12For our glorying is in this: the edut (testimony) of our matzpun (conscience) + 1:12 MJ 13:18 is that without remiyah (guile, fraud, deceit) and with lev tahor + 1:12 Ps 51:12 (pure heart ), with the sincerity of Hashem + 1:12 2C 2:17 and not in the “chochmah” of the basar + 1:12 1C 1:17 but in the Chen v'Chesed of Hashem, we conducted ourselves in the Olam Hazeh, and more especially toward you.

2 Timothy 1:3Modeh Ani (I give thanks) to Hashem whom I offer avodas hakodesh service with a clear matzpun — as did the Avot of me — when I remember you constantly in my tefillos.

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 →

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