30 Now on the next day, (A)wanting to know for certain why Paul had been accused by the Jews, he (B)released him and ordered the chief priests and all (C)the [a]Council to assemble, and he brought Paul down and placed him before them.

Paul before the Council

23 Now looking intently at (D)the [b]Council, Paul said, “[c](E)Brothers, (F)I have [d]lived my life with an entirely good conscience before God up to this day.”

Footnotes

  1. Acts 22:30 Or Sanhedrin
  2. Acts 23:1 Or Sanhedrin
  3. Acts 23:1 Lit Men, brothers
  4. Acts 23:1 Or conducted myself as a citizen

But Paul, perceiving that one group were (A)Sadducees and the other Pharisees, began crying out in (B)the [a]Council, “[b](C)Brothers, (D)I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees; I am on trial for (E)the hope and resurrection of the dead!”

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  1. Acts 23:6 Or Sanhedrin
  2. Acts 23:6 Lit Men, brothers

20 And he said, “(A)The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down tomorrow to (B)the [a]Council, as though they were going to inquire somewhat more thoroughly about him.

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  1. Acts 23:20 Or Sanhedrin

28 And (A)wanting to ascertain the basis for the charges they were bringing against him, I (B)brought him down to their [a](C)Council;

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  1. Acts 23:28 Or Sanhedrin

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