Acts 23:1
And Paul, earnestly looking at the council, said, Brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.
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2And the high priest Ananias commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth.
Cross References
Acts 22:1Brethren, and fathers, hear my defence which I make to you now.
Acts 22:30On the next day, because he wanted to know exactly why he was accused by the Jews, he loosed him from his bonds, and commanded the chief priests and all the council to appear, and brought Paul down, and set him before them.
Acts 24:16So I discipline myself, to always have a clear conscience before God and men.
2 Corinthians 1:12For our boast is in this: the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have conducted ourselves in the world, and still more toward you.
2 Timothy 1:3I thank God, whom I serve as my forefathers did, with a pure conscience, as without ceasing I remember you night and day in my prayers.
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 →