Acts 23:1
Paul looked directly at the Sanhedrin and said, “Brothers, I have conducted myself before God in all good conscience to this day.”
2 At this, the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth.
3 Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! You sit here to judge me according to the law, yet you yourself violate the law by commanding that I be struck.”
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Sammenlign
- ÅB
- Da så Paulus fast på rådet og sa: Brødre! med all god samvittighet har jeg ført mitt levnet for Gud inntil denne dag.
- OTB
- Paulus så nøye på Rådet og sa: «Brødre, jeg har oppført meg med god samvittighet for Gud til denne dag.»
- B1930
- Da så Paulus fast på rådet og sa: Brødre! med all god samvittighet har jeg ført mitt levnet for Gud inntil denne dag.
- BSB
- Paul looked directly at the Sanhedrin and said, “Brothers, I have conducted myself before God in all good conscience to this day.”
- KJV
- And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.
- WEB
- Paul, looking steadfastly at the council, said, “Brothers, I have lived before God in all good conscience until today.”
- ASV
- And Paul, looking stedfastly on the council, said, Brethren, I have lived before God in all good conscience until this day.
- DARBY
- And Paul, fixing his eyes on the council, said, Brethren, I have walked in all good conscience with God unto this day.
- BLB
- And having looked intently at the Council, Paul said, “Men, brothers, I have conducted myself in all good conscience to God up to this day.”
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Acts 24:16
In this hope, I strive always to maintain a clear conscience before God and man.
Les i sammenheng2 Timothy 1:3
I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience as did my forefathers, as I constantly remember you night and day in my prayers.
Les i sammenheng2 Corinthians 1:12
And this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in relation to you, in the holiness and sincerity that are from God—not in worldly wisdom, but in the grace of God.
Les i sammenhengHebrews 13:18
Pray for us; we are convinced that we have a clear conscience and desire to live honorably in every way.
Les i sammenheng1 Corinthians 4:4
My conscience is clear, but that does not vindicate me. It is the Lord who judges me.
Les i sammenhengActs 22:5
as the high priest and the whole Council can testify about me. I even obtained letters from them to their brothers in Damascus, and I was on my way to apprehend these people and bring them to Jerusalem to be punished.
Les i sammenhengProverbs 28:1
The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
Les i sammenhengActs 23:6
Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees and others Pharisees, called out in the Sanhedrin, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee. It is because of my hope in the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial.”
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